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Guide to '''Monaco ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Monaco is a microstate in Europe bordered by [[France Genealogy|France]]. The official language is French.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Monaco," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco, accessed 27 April 2016.</ref>


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


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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Monaco.


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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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco Read more…]  


== Getting started with Monaco research  ==


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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.


==Wards==
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.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Monaco,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-2000.</ref>  
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Monaco. Moncao is divided into the following wards:
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    <li>Monaco-Ville </li>
    <li>Monte Carlo/Spélugues </li>
    <li>La Rousse/Saint Roman </li>
    <li>Larvotto/Bas Moulins </li>
    <li>Saint Michael </li>
    <li>La Condamine </li>
    <li>La Colle </li>
    <li>Les Révoires </li>
    <li>Moneghetti/Bd de Belgique </li>
    <li>Fontvieille </li>
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== Jurisdictions  ==
 
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.<ref name="profile" />
 
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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[edit | edit source]

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.[1]

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

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.[1]


References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Monaco,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-2000.