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François Grimaldi

1201 - 1309

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Francesco Grimaldi (French: François; English: Francis), called il Malizia (from Italian: "the malicious") was the Genoese leader of the Guelphs who captured the Rock of Monaco on the night of 8 January 1297. He was the son of Guglielmo Grimaldi by his wife Giacobina or Giacoba, a Genoese noble. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Grimaldi is the 2,496th most popular politician (down from 2,446th in 2019), the 841st most popular biography from Italy (up from 845th in 2019) and the 176th most popular Italian Politician.

François Grimaldi was the founder of the House of Grimaldi, the ruling family of Monaco. He was the first in a long line of rulers of Monaco and is most famous for his conquest of Monaco from the Genoese.

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Among politicians, François Grimaldi ranks 2,496 out of 19,576. Before him are Weneg, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Charles Bolden, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Louis II of Anjou, and Charles II of Navarre. After him are Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Ahaziah of Judah, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Robert R. Livingston, and Martin of Aragon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1201, François Grimaldi ranks 3. Before him are Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, and Robert I, Latin Emperor. After him are Daniel of Galicia, Theobald I of Navarre, Baiju, John I of Sweden, Robert de Sorbon, Butvydas, Al-Baydawi, Philip I, Count of Boulogne, and Qin Jiushao. Among people deceased in 1309, François Grimaldi ranks 2. Before him is Charles II of Naples. After him are Angela of Foligno, Raden Wijaya, Henry III, Duke of Głogów, and James of Saint George.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, François Grimaldi ranks 841 out of 5,161. Before him are Carlo Gozzi (1720), Alexius of Rome (400), Flavio Briatore (1950), Maria Goretti (1890), Bartolommeo Bandinelli (1488), and Andrea Pozzo (1642). After him are Federico da Montefeltro (1422), Rocco Siffredi (1964), Marcus Atilius Regulus (-299), Luciano Berio (1925), Lorenzo Lotto (1480), and Giovanna of Italy (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, François Grimaldi ranks 176. Before him are William II of Sicily (1153), Quintus Sertorius (-126), Charles Edward Stuart (1720), Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1843), Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769), and Peter, King of Hungary (1011). After him are Marcus Atilius Regulus (-299), Giovanna of Italy (1907), Vannozza dei Cattanei (1442), Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (1900), Lucius Cornelius Cinna (-135), and Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776).

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