The village of Grimaud is a perched village, with historical links to the Grimaldi family.
Pierre Grimod du Fort (1692 – October 1748) was a fermier général and art collector under Louis XV, and a member of the famous Grimaud family.
Suzanne Prou (1920 Grimaud, Var - December 29–30, 1995) was a French novelist.
The cock flew away towards the village later named Cogolin after it; the dog headed towards the village later named in its honor Grimaud.
Hélène Grimaud | Port Grimaud | Grimaud, Var | Grimaud | Pierre Gaspard Marie Grimaud d'Orsay |
Their daughter Ida Grimaud d'Orsay married Antoine, 9th duc de Gramont in 1818, and became mother of Antoine, 10th duc de Gramont, a lover of Marie Duplessis, on whose life was based the roman à clef, La Dame aux camélias, by Dumas, fils.
The scene then changes, to focus on the Duc de Beaufort, Mazarin's prisoner at Vincennes, who finds a new jailer, Athos' servant, the silent Grimaud.