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unusual facts about Grimaldi


Fortunato Anselmo

Born October 1, 1883, in Grimaldi, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, Fortunato Anselmo immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century.


After Death

Jim Moss (credited as Giuseppe Grimaldi on Italian prints) - Mad

Augustine Grimaldi

Augustine Grimaldi (1482 – 14 April 1532) was Regent of Monaco (1523–1532), Bishop of Grasse, Abbot of Lérins, and founder of the village of Valbonne.

Auribeau-sur-Siagne

In an agreement dated 5 June 1497 the Bishop of Grasse, Jean-André Grimaldi requested the people of the dioceses of Albenga and Ventimiglia to rebuild those houses within the village boundary.

Bank of Saint George

A number of prominent Genoese families were involved in the establishment and governance of the Bank, including the Houses of Grimaldi & Serra.

Boccanegra

Francois Grimaldi who was set on the conquest of Monaco's Castle (Prince's Palace of Monaco) which was the stronghold of the Ghibellines, was advised by the Church to take a more passive approach, but had decided to go another route.

Château Grimaldi

The Prince's Palace of Monaco, sometimes referred to as Château Grimaldi in the Middle Ages

Circuit de Monaco

The idea for a Grand Prix race around the streets of Monaco came from Antony Noghès, the president of the Monegasque car club and close friend of the ruling Grimaldi family.

Francesco Grimaldi

François Grimaldi (died 1309), called il Malizia ("the Cunning"), first ruler of Monaco and son of the Guelf Guglielmo Grimaldi

François Grimaldi

Francesco Grimaldi (François, in French) called il Malizia ("the Cunning"), was the Genoese leader of the Guelphs who captured the Rock of Monaco on the night of 8 January 1297.

Ghislaine Dommanget

She divorced her second husband, actor André Brulé, and married the reigning Prince of Monaco, Louis II on 24 July 1946 — the first bride to the member of the Grimaldi family without a dowry.

Grimaud, Var

The village of Grimaud is a perched village, with historical links to the Grimaldi family.

Joseph Grimaldi Park

The park was refurbished in 2010, with landscaping by Latz + Partner, which appointed Henry Krokatsis to create a public artwork in honour of Grimaldi and Charles Dibdin.

Les Loges, Seine-Maritime

At the end of the nineteenth century, the Grimaldi family (of Monaco), who also bear the name of Estouteville, used the manorhouse as a residence resort.

Lomellini Ewer and Basin

They were made in 1621 to 1622 and are decorated with episodes from the life of Giovanni Grimaldi, who was a member of one of the most important aristocratic families in 17th century Genoa.

Music of Monaco

The country has long been under the control of the Grimaldi family, who have encouraged musical development.

Nicola Grimaldi I

Nicola Grimaldi (1645–1717) was born at the Castello della Pietra, Naples, a member of the noble Grimaldi family of Genoa.

Nontsikelelo Veleko

In 2006, Veleko’s work was also exhibited in ‘Personae & Scenarios-the new African photography’ at the Brancolini Grimaldi Arte Contemporanea in Rome, Italy.

Oberto Doria

His moves aimed to defend the Genoese Republic's integrity against the Guelph Fieschi, who wanted to create a personal seignory in the Levante Ligure, and the Grimaldi, who had usurped part of the Ponente.

Order of Grimaldi

The obverse central disc is in gilt, bearing a mounted knight carrying the coat-of-arms of Monaco (actually that of the Grimaldi family), surrounded by the legend "Rainer Grimaldi, Prince de Monaco".

Polara family

In 1829 Giuseppe Polara Lorefice received the titles of Marquess and Baron of Poggiodiamante from his uncle, Romualdo Lorefice; he married in 1809 Carolina Grimaldi Ferreri, the daughter of Giovan Pietro Grimaldi, Baron of Calamenzana.

Ralph Grimaldi

Ralph Peter Grimaldi (born January 1943) is an American mathematician specializing in discrete mathematics who is a full professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Savuto

The Savuto valley is home to many towns (It: comuni including: Aprigliano, Parenti, Rogliano, Santo Stefano di Rogliano, Marzi, Carpanzano, Malito, Scigliano, Pedivigliano, Altilia, Grimaldi, Aiello Calabro, Martirano, San Mango d'Aquino, Savuto, and Nocera Terinese known collectively as "towns of the Savuto" (It: Paesi del Savuto).

Teggiano

Teggiano became a fief of other noble families including the Gomez da Silva, the Grimaldi, the Caracciolo, the Villani, the Colonna, the Calà and Schipani.

The Princesses and the Frog

"The Princesses and the Frog" reveals Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) pursuing a fairytale romance with Louis Grimaldi (Hugo Becker) as she faces the challenge of winning the approval of Princess Sophie (Joanne Whalley) and possibly earns more than a royal approval, while Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) attempts to ruin Blair by airing out every scandal she can draw out.

Villa Grimaldi

The forced voyeurism exercised at Villa Grimaldi has been likened to places like Abu Ghraib.


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