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François Grimaldi
1309 Genoese nobleman; leader of the Guelphs
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.
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