Number 31

Nowadays, there is only one chapel within the Palace : Saint-Jean-Baptiste chapel. Before dealing with its history, the article highlights other missing places : Saint-François chapel, especially dedicated to the women of the palace, and the chapels of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague and the Virgin. (full text in French)

François-Honoré Grimaldi was Prince Antoine I’s brother. This article recounts the dramas and the financial troubles which hindered his ecclesiastical career, based on the correspondence with his brother and the government. His concerns were fundamental as they constitute the social melting pot that the Grimaldis belong to. (full text in French)

The power of issuing money was one of the best ways to affirm a state’s sovereignty. But the way Prince Louis II judiciously used it during the Second World War, had a strong symbolic magnitude. (full text in French)

The secular education was officially established by Prince Albert I in 1911, within the framework of constitutional arrangements. The clergymen taught reading, writing and other core subjects. This is the subject of this article which covers this topic through ages. (full text in French)

The relationships between the Monaco Lordship and the Genoa Republic often changed as the independence of the principality depended on the acceptance of Genoa. The siege of Monaco in 1506-1507 is one of the episodes that the author recounts, by depicting the political, regional and international context of that time. (full text in French)

This is the second part of an article published in the Annales monégasques n° 29, which gives more informations about the foundations of the castle in Monaco. (full text in French)

Born in a Rotterdam surburb, Kees van Dongen settled in Monaco in 1949, after having stayed in Paris for several years. His death, in 1968, was undercovered by the political events of that time. This article presents the eccentric and talented painter, relying on an unreleased interview about his career. (full text in French)