Number 30

Sacha Guitry made Prince Florestan I an operetta hero. Is it because he stood for a principality based on an operetta? Or is it because of the sovereign who enjoyed theater? What are the limits of the legend and when does the real life start? The author makes a link between Sacha Guitry’s work and the historical truth. (full text in French)

We can find a trace of hotels from the 17th century; but their development started in the second-half of the 19th century, when means of transport, like the train or by the sea, got better. The Société des Bains de Mer attracted tourists thanks to the casino, settled in the Monte-Carlo area, as Charles III wished. (full text in French)

At the age of 18, when he went to the French Court to meet his future wife Antoinette of Savoy, Jean Grimaldi was requested by his father to carry out a delicate mission. This article is a good opportunity to immerse in the medieval time, when the Monaco Lordship had to fight against the other Lordships who disputed his territory. (full text in French)

Hercule Florence was born in 1804 in Nice, from a Monegasque mother. Attracted by wide open spaces and discoveries, he migrated to Brazil twenty years later, as part of a scientific expedition. He became an ingenious inventor : “zoophonia”, “polygraphia”, but above all, he created in August 1833, the photography concept. Furthermore, he was the first one to use this word. (full text in French)

In 1605, Monaco became a garrison town. This article talks about the French servicemen who stood in for the Spanish, after 1641. They offered the local population an additional work force, their own health workers, and they were also at the origin of a commodity traffic that benefited all. However, this cohabitation was a source of brawls and troubles. In this case, can we talk about integration ? (full text in French)