Message #77469

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Welcome to Grimaldi.org, an official website of the ancient House of Grimaldi.

It provides an overview of nine centuries of Family history, and outlines the genealogy of some of
its main branches.

The history of the Grimaldis is inextricably linked to those of Genoa and Monaco whose House ob-
tained independence and sovereignty.

The echo of this ancient name reverberates on distant seashores of Europe, from the Black Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.






The House of Grimaldi — bearing a coat of arms described as fusilly argent and gules (a pattern of red diamonds on a white background) — descends from Grimaldo, a Genoese statesman at the time of the first Crusades. He was to pass his patronym from father to son for over 25 generations.

The earliest Genoese Annals — which are ancient manuscripts written in latin by Caffarus — mention that Grimaldo, as well as his father and brother, had been consul of Genoa. Little is known from earlier times with any level of certainty.