House of Grimaldi - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › House_of_GrimaldiThe House of Grimaldi ( / ɡrɪˈmɔːldi / grim-AWL-dee, also UK: /- ˈmæl -/ -AL-, US: /- ˈmɑːl -/ -AHL-, Italian: [ɡriˈmaldi]) is the current reigning house of the Principality of Monaco. The house was founded in 1160 by Grimaldo Canella in Genoa and became the ruling house of Monaco when Francesco Grimaldi captured Monaco in 1297.