On this date-François Grimaldi, the Genoese leader, captures the Rock of Monaco in 1297, dressed as a monk. The present Grimaldi royal family of Monaco are the descendants of his cousin, and this event has been commemorated on their coat of arms.
On this date-François Grimaldi, the Genoese leader, captures the Rock of Monaco in 1297, dressed as a monk. The present Grimaldi royal family of Monaco are the descendants of his cousin, and this event has been commemorated on their coat of arms.
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Is it still legal (and/or honourable) in Monaco to impersonate a monk or a beggar to gain access to a residence and kill the occupants, and claim it as one’s own?
I don’t get how a monk can overthrow a whole castle and the people living there just accept that it is his. Can someone explain?