Charles I, Lord of Monaco 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 was forced to flee into exile following the Rock of Monaco falling into Genoese control on April 10, 1301. He was appointed Admiral of France. After thirty years of Genoese rule, Charles retook the Rock on September 12, 1331, and ruled to his death, when the Rock was again conquered by the Genoese army. Also he was Baron of San Demetrio (Kingdom
Emperor Wu of Han The use of "Han" (汉) in referring to emperor Wu is a reference to the Han dynasty of which he was a part of. His family name is "Liu"; the ruling family or clan of the Han dynasty shared the family name of "Liu", the family name of Liu Bang, the founding father of the Han dynasty. The character "Di" (帝) is a title: this is the Chinese word which in imperial history of China means "emperor". The character "Wu" (武) literally means "martial" or "warlike", but is also related to the concept of a particular divinity in the historical