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Chancelade man (the Chancelade cranium) is an ancient anatomically modern human fossil of a male found in Chancelade in France in 1888. [1] The skeleton was that of a rather short man, who stood a mere 1.55 m (5.1 ft) tall.
The Grimaldi skeletons were found in the lower Aurignacian layer in June 1901, by the Canon de Villeneuve. The two skeletons appeared markedly different from the Cro-Magnon skeletons found higher in the cave and in other caves around Balzi Rossi, and were named "Grimaldi man" in honour of the Prince.
[44]: 203–205 Stature was among the characteristics used to distinguish these sub-races, so taller Cro-Magnons such as specimens from the French Cro-Magnon, Paviland, and Grimaldi sites were classified as ancestral to the "Nordic race", and smaller ones such as Combe-Capelle and Chancelade man (both also from France) were considered the ...
Antoine Grimaldi, le Chevalier [de] Grimaldi, (Paris, 2 October 1697 – Monaco, 28 November 1784) was the de facto ruler of Monaco between 1732 and 1784. An illegitimate son of Antonio I of Monaco and the dancer Élisabeth Dufort (named Babé ), he was recognized by his father in 1715.
The Chancelade Man was 55 to 60 years old and about only about 1.55 meters tall. His cranial volume was measured 1,530 cm 3, [1] larger than the modern European average of c. 1,350 cm 3 but somewhat smaller than the Aurignacian (Cro-Magnon) average of about 1,600 cm 3. He must have suffered from chronic rheumatism.
Rainier I of Monaco (1267–1314) was the first sovereign [citation needed] Grimaldi ruler [citation needed] of the area now known as Monaco. [citation needed] He also held the title of Lord of Cagnes. Cagnes was the town where in 1309 he established a stronghold, today known as the Château Grimaldi.
House of Grimaldi: Father: Rainier I: Mother: Salvatica del Carretto: Charles I of Monaco [a] (died 15 August 1357), Lord of Monaco, [1] was a 14th century soldier ...
All reigning princes and princesses have taken the name of the House of Grimaldi. When Prince Rainier III died in 2005, he was Europe's longest reigning monarch. [1] The Grimaldi family, which has ruled Monaco for eight centuries, [2] is Europe's longest-ruling royal family. [1] The reigning prince is Albert II, who ascended in April 2005. [3]