Grimaldo Canella

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name = Otto Canella
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office = Consul of Genoa
term_start = 1162
term_end = 1162
office1 = Consul of Genoa
term_start1 = 1170
term_end1 = 1170
office2 = Consul of Genoa
term_start2 = 1184
term_end2 = 1184
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Grimaldo Canella was the youngest son of Otto Canella and Consul of Genoa in 1162, 1170, and 1184.cite web|url=http://www.grimaldi.org/|title=The House of Grimaldi|accessdate=2008-04-01] He is an ancestor and the namesake of the House of Grimaldi, the ruling family of Monaco.

A century later, in 1270, the Guelph families of Grimaldi and Fieschi were forced into exile from Genoa. The Grimaldis ended up in the Guelph towns around Nice. They made their first attempt to seize the Ghibelline fortress of Monaco in 1297, although they did not control it permanently until 1419. Thus the family became Princes of Monaco.

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Founder of House of Grimaldi
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