History of Monaco Grimaldis, descended from Otto Canella and taking their name from his son Grimaldo, were an ancient and prominent Guelphic Genoese family. Members of this family, in the course of the civil strife in Genoa between the Guelphs and Ghibellines, took refuge in Monaco, accompanied by various other Guelphic families, most notably the Fieschis. Francesco Grimaldi seized the Rock of Monaco in 1297, starting the Grimaldi dynasty, under the sovereignty of the Republic of Genoa. The Grimaldis acquired Menton in 1346 and Roquebrune in 1355, enlarging their possessions. In 1338 Monegasque ships under the command of Carlo Grimaldi participated, along with
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