Grimaldo Canella
| Grimaldo Canella | |
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| Consul of Genoa | |
| In office 1162–1162 |
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| Consul of Genoa | |
| In office 1170–1170 |
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| Consul of Genoa | |
| In office 1184–1184 |
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| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 1184 |
Grimaldo Canella (d. c. 1184) was the youngest son of Otto Canella and Consul of Genoa in 1162, 1170, and 1184.[1] He is an ancestor of his namesake House of Grimaldi, the ruling family of Monaco.[1]
A century later, in 1270, the Guelph families of Grimaldi and Fieschi were forced into exile from Genoa.[1] The Grimaldis ended up in the Guelph towns around Nice.[1] They made their first attempt to seize the Ghibelline fortress of Monaco in 1297, although they did not control it permanently until 1419.[1] Thus the family became Princes of Monaco.
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