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François Grimaldi

1201 - 1309

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Grimaldi has received more than 200,735 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). François Grimaldi is the 2,446th most popular politician (down from 1,803rd in 2019), the 845th most popular biography from Italy (down from 666th in 2019) and the 165th most popular Italian Politician.

François Grimaldi was the founder of the House of Grimaldi, the ruling family of Monaco. He was the first in a long line of rulers of Monaco and is most famous for his conquest of Monaco from the Genoese.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, François Grimaldi ranks 2,446 out of 19,576. Before him are Mentuhotep I, Stanley Baldwin, Bilgä Qaǧan, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia, Henry II, Count of Champagne, and Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. After him are La Malinche, Francesco Cossiga, Michael V Kalaphates, Andronikos V Palaiologos, Ottokar I of Bohemia, and Lennart Meri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1201, François Grimaldi ranks 5. Before him are Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Daniel of Galicia, Theobald I of Navarre, and Baiju. After him are Robert de Sorbon, John I of Sweden, Butvydas, Al-Baydawi, Robert I, Latin Emperor, Kebek, and Emperor Mo of Jin. Among people deceased in 1309, François Grimaldi ranks 2. Before him is Charles II of Naples. After him are Angela of Foligno, Raden Wijaya, Henry III, Duke of Głogów, and James of Saint George.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, François Grimaldi ranks 845 out of 5,161. Before him are Jacobus da Varagine (1228), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Pope Leo V (870), Federico da Montefeltro (1422), Francesca da Rimini (1259), and Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671). After him are Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Fra Dolcino (1250), Titus Labienus (-100), Francesco Cossiga (1928), Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806), and Valentino (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, François Grimaldi ranks 165. Before him are Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (1900), Fausta (289), Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia (1751), Berengar II of Italy (900), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), and Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671). After him are Francesco Cossiga (1928), Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (-84), Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (200).

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