Grimaldi d\' Antibes

The branch marquisale of Antibes of the Maison of Grimaldi sees its origin in the fights between Gibelins and Guelfes of Genoa; the latter being in favor of the Angevins, kings de Naples and counts of Provence. Its source is Antoine Grimaldi, admiral guelfe of the République of Genoa against the Vénitiens and Catalans in 1353. Its sons, Luc and Marc take possession of Cagnes (1371), Menton (1382), and Antibes (1384). This branch of Provence will give a long line of landowners, military officers and knights of Malta, and will be combined in particular with the Lascaris, Doria, Villeneuve, Grasse, and Panisse. Lambert will become lord of Monaco by its marriage (1465) with his/her Claudine cousin. His/her brother, the cardinal Jean-Andre will be bishop of Grasse. The king Henri IV buys (1608) the city in Grimaldi, which then left the castle of Antibes to settle with the castle of renovated Cagnes. Jean-Henri Grimaldi, marquis de Corbons, will convince (1641) his cousin Honore, prince de Monaco, to align the principality with the interests of France. Sauveur Gaspard emigrates at the time of the French revolution. The last marquis de Cagnes and of Antibes died out in Belgium at the XXe century and the collateral branch of the counts Grimaldi de Puget survives to them.

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