The Grimaldis of Monaco

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Location	Collection	Call #
CLP - Main Library	Mezzanine - Non-fiction	DC943.A1 G754 1992
Location	CLP - Main Library
Collection	Mezzanine - Non-fiction
Call Number	DC943.A1 G754 1992
Moon Township Public Library	Non-Fiction	944.949 EDWARDS
Location	Moon Township Public Library
Collection	Non-Fiction
Call Number	944.949 EDWARDS
Wilkinsburg Public Library	Nonfiction	MODERN HISTORY 944.9 EDW 1992
Location	Wilkinsburg Public Library
Collection	Nonfiction
Call Number	MODERN HISTORY 944.9 EDW 1992

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Booklist Review: "The who? The princely clan that's ruled the promontory in the Mediterranean Sea known as Monaco for over seven centuries, that's who. What most Americans know about Monaco is bits and pieces of information they've picked over the years following film-star Grace Kelly's highly publicized marriage to Prince Rainier III. Best-selling biographer Edwards gives a broader picture. She reaches all the way back to the time when a feudal lord of Italian descent staked out his territory on a rock on the Mediterranean coast of France and laid the foundation for generation after generation of tenacious princes whose personal lives and fortunes became the history of their little state. It's a colorful pageant Edwards chronicles, and, as expected, a large portion of the book is given over to Princess Grace and her role and contribution as princess consort. An interesting cast of characters, presented to a good turn here. (Reviewed July 1992)0688088376Brad Hooper"
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Publisher's Weekly Review: "Scandals outweight the grace notes in Edwards's (Queen Mary and the House of Windsor) utterly engrossing dynastic history of Monaco. A stronghold for warring armies from 200 B.C. onward, Portus Monachus became a possession of the Grimaldi family during the 12th century and the principality has survived against cataclysmic events in neighboring countries and greedy exploitation by Monaco's rulers as well as by outsiders. But in our own day, Edwards shows, Prince Rainier III has proved to be a wise governor, improving life for his subjects while guarding his Mediterranean rock from would-be marauders. The most recent plunderer, Aristotle Onassis, was bested by Rainier in a showdown in 1964, which Edwards describes as having all the elements of the shootout in the Hollywood Western. The bullet, however, was a check for $ 10 million which the principality dispatched to the Greek shipping tycoon as payment for his entire stock in the Societe de Bains de Mer, which controlled Monaco's major assets, including a gambling casino, two sporting clubs and a hotel. Exclaimed Onassis: I was robbed! Photos not seen by PW. BOMC alternate. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information

Subjects	Grimaldi family. Rainier -- III, -- Prince of Monaco, -- 1923-2005 -- Family. Grace, -- Princess of Monaco, -- 1929-1982 -- Family. Princesses -- Monaco -- Biography. Princesses -- Monaco -- Genealogy. Princes -- Monaco -- Genealogy. Princes -- Monaco -- Biography. Monaco -- History.
Publisher	New York :Morrow,1992
Edition	1st ed.
Language	English
Description	368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, genealogical tables ; 25 cm
Bibliography Notes	Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-333) and index.
ISBN	0688088376 :
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