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The Rock in 1890 Monaco in 2011 Monaco in 1848, before it gave up areas to France. The early history of Monaco is primarily concerned with the protective and strategic value of the Rock of Monaco, the area's chief geological landmark, which served first as a shelter for ancient peoples and later as a fortress.
François Grimaldi was the leader of a group of Genoese that seized the Rock of Monaco. His cousin Rainier was the first Grimaldi ruler of the area now known as Monaco. Rainier I, Lord of Cagnes (1267–1314) Under Genoese control from 10 April 1301 to 12 September 1331 Lords of Monaco: Charles I (?–1357) 12 September 1331 15 August 1357
Monaco and the neighbouring County of Nice were taken by the revolutionary army in 1792, and were French-controlled until 1815. Nice passed back to the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815; then it was ceded to France by the Treaty of Turin (1860). Monaco was re-established by the Congress of Vienna in 1815, with a brief Italian occupation in 1940–43.
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The Mayor of Monaco announces Prince Albert I's concessions to the people. The Monégasque Revolution (French: révolution monégasque) was a series of confrontations by the subjects of Monaco against their ruler, Prince Albert I. [1] It led to the end of absolute monarchy with the promulgation of the Constitution of Monaco the following year. [2]
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At least two accounts of the murder portray it as arising from an argument between the brothers. According to Françoise de Bernardy's acclaimed history of the Princes of Monaco, it was almost midnight on the evening of October 5, 1505. Lord Jean II was staying in the family's house at Menton. Lucien and their mother, Claudine, were also in the ...