Monaco Genealogy

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Guide to Monaco ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

The Principality of Monaco (French: Principauté de Monaco), more commonly known as Monaco, is a constitutional monarchy and city-state in Western Europe located along the French Riviera between the Mediterranean Sea and France. It is one of six microstates located in Europe. Read more…

Getting started with Monaco research
Monaco has been a possession of the Grimaldi family since the 11th century. It became an independent Principality within the Holy Roman Empire in the 13th century. In 1604 it came under Spanish protection and in 1641 under French protection. It was annexed to France by Napoleon 1793-1814 and then came under the protection of Sardinia 1815-1860. It was transferred back to French protection in 1860 when Sardinia joined the kingdom of Italy. Two of its towns, Menton and Roquebrune were sold to France at that time.

Monaco is an enclave of the Department of Alpes Maritimes of France and is located on the Mediterranean Sea near the French-Italian border. It consists of less than one square mile (465 acres) and includes the communes of Monaco, Monte Carlo and La Condamine. In 1792 civil registration was begun by the French administration, and some records have been kept and stored in the French departmental archives. In 1911 the current constitution was adopted.

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Monaco is an enclave of the French department of Alpes Maritimes and is located on the Mediterranean Sea near the French-Italian border. It consists of less than 1 square mile (465 acres) and has a population density of 40,000 people per sq. mile. Monaco includes the communes of Monaco, Monte Carlo and La Condamine.