Background
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.
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Charles Charles I, Lord of Monaco
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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. In 1346 he took the Lordship of Menton and, in 1355, he conquered the Lordship of Roquebrune. They had eight children:
Louis, his successor.
Rainier II
Francesco
Charles, Company-Lord of Mentone.
He had a son, Luca, who inherited Mentone. Luca had two sons, Pietro and Filippo, also Lords of Mentone.
Both brothers died without issue, and Mentone passed to the older branch of the family. Lancelot
Ruffo
Anastasia.
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Gabriele, married to a member of the Orsini family.
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August 15, 1357 (aged 0) -
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France