Charles I, Lord of Monaco of Naples). In 1346 he took the Lordship of Menton and, in 1355, he conquered the Lordship of Roquebrune. On June 29, 1352, Charles designed a co-rulership of Monaco between his uncle Antonio (his father's youngest brother), and his own sons, Rainier II and Gabriele. Charles I married Lucchina Spinola, a daughter of Girardo Spinola, Lord of Dertonne. They had eight children: Charles I, Lord of Monaco Charles I of Monaco (died August 15, 1357) was Lord of Monaco and the founder of the Grimaldi dynasty. The oldest son of Rainier I by his first wife, Salvatica del Carretto, Charles
Royal family of Emesa Royal family of Emesa The Emesene dynasty, also called "the Emesani dynasty", "the Sempsigerami of Emesa" or "the Sampsiceramids", were a ruling Roman client dynasty of priest-kings in Emesa, Syria Province (modern Homs, Syria). Iamblichus, the famous Neoplatonist philosopher of the Third century, was one of their descendants. Emesa was famous for the worship of the strong ancient pagan cult "El-Gebal", also known as "Elagabal". The city was renowned for El-Gebal’s place of worship the "Temple of the Sun". El-Gebal was worshipped in the form of a conical black stone. El-Gebal was the Aramaic name for the Syrian Sun God