The Grimaldi Ancestors

[burbankstorylady]

This is totally random but I think my favorite prince is Albert the Navigator. I love what he said about the world needed more intellectuals and less princes, though I have nothing against princes, per say! ?

 

[burbankstorylady]

Oberto Grimaldi

I just created this page on Wikipedia. Does anyone have any suggestions?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberto_Grimaldi

If this genealogy from Gustave Saige is correct, then Oberto was the great-great-grandfather of Francesco (François) Grimaldi.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

In what year was Oberto born?

After Princess Charlotte divorced Prince Pierre, did he discard the name of Grimaldi and go back to his original surname of Polignac?

Ercole Grimaldi, Marquis of Baux was the heir of Prince Honore II.
http://www.alamy.com/ercole-grimald...-monaco-by-unknown-artist-image184976821.html

 

[An Ard Ri]

Princess Marie Thérèse 1767-1794

Princess Marie Thérèse of Monaco 1767-1794​

One lesser know Monagasque Princess was Marie Thérèse de Choiseul was the wife of Prince Joseph of Monaco,she was arrested in Paris during the French Revolution and sent to the guillotine on July 24th,1794 during the last days of the Terror. Prince Joseph escaped to Great Britain and lived until 1816.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_de_Choiseul"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Thérèse_de_Choiseul[/URL]

 

[Moonmaiden23]

I have read her story, it's very sad, very tragic.

 

[An Ard Ri]

They had 2 daughters both of whom also survived the Terror

Princess Honorine de Monaco 1784-1879
Princess Athénaïs de Monaco 1786-1860

 

[Blog Real]

List of monarchs of Monaco

Lords of Monaco
François Grimaldi (seized the Rock of Monaco, never reigned) – 1297
Rainier I, Lord of Cagnes (cousin of François) – 1297-1301

Under Genoese control – 1301-1331

Charles I* (son of Rainier I) – 1331-1357
Antonio* (brother of Rainier I) – 1352-1357
Rainier II* (son of Charles I) – 1352-1357
Gabriel* (son of Charles I) – 1352-1357
*joint rulers

Under Genoese control – 1357-1395

Louis (son of Charles I, jointly with Jean I) – 1395
Jean I (son of Rainier II, jointly with Louis) – 1395

Under Genoese control – 1395-1397

Louis (2nd reign, son of Charles I) – 1397-1402

Under Genoese contro – 1402-1419

Ambroise of Menton* (son of Rainier II) – 1419-1427
Antonie of Roquebrune* (son of Rainier II) – 1419-1427
Jean I* (2nd reign, son of Rainier II – 1419-1436
*joint rulers

Under Duchy of Milan control – October, 1436-November, 1436

Jean I (3rd reign, son of Rainier II) – 1436-1454
Catalan (son of Jean I) – 1454-1457
Claudine (daughter of Catalan) – 1457-1458
Pomelline Fregoso* – 1457-1458
*Regent for Claudine

Lambert (husband of Claudine) – 1458-1494
Jean II (son of Lambert and Claudine) – 1494-1505
Lucien (son of Lambert and Claudine) – 1505-1523
Honoré I (son of Lucien) – 1523-1581
Augustine Grimaldi* – 1523-1532
Nicholas Grimaldi* – 1532
Étienne Grimaldi* – 1532-1540
*Regents for Honoré I

Charles II (son of Honoré I) – 1581-1589
Hercule (son of Honoré I) – 1589-1604
Honoré II (son of Hercule, last Lord of Monaco) – 1604-1662
Prince Francis Landi of Valdetare* – 1604-1616
*Regent for Honoré II

Princes of Monaco
Honoré II (son of Hercule, became first Prince of Monaco in 1612) – 1604-1662
Louis I (grandson of Honoré II) – 1662-1701
Antonio I (son of Louis I) – 1701-1731
Louise-Hippolyte (daughter of Antonio I) – 1731
Jacques I* – 1731
*Regent for Louise-Hippolyte

Jacques I (husband of Louise-Hippolyte) – 1731-1733
Honoré III (son of Jacques I and Louise-Hippolyte) – 1733-1793
Chevalier de Grimaldi* – 1732-1784
*Regent for Honoré III

Annexed by France – 1793-1814

Honoré IV (son of Honoré III) – 1814-1819
Joseph Marie Jerôme Honoré Grimaldi* – 1814
*Regent for Honoré IV

State Council* – 1814-1819
*Ruled for Honoré IV

Honoré V* – 1815-1819
*Regent for his father

Honoré V (son of Honoré IV) – 1819-1841
Florestan I (brother of Honoré V) – 1841-1856
Charles III (son of Florestan I) – 1856-1889
Albert I (son of Charles III) – 1889-1922
Louis II (son of Albert I) – 1922-1949
Rainier III (grandson of Louis II) – 1949-2005
Albert II* – 2005
*Regent for his father

Albert II (son of Rainier III) – 2005-present

 

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Honoré II (24 December 1597 – 10 January 1662) was Prince of Monaco from 1604 to 1662. He was the first to be called Prince (in 1612), but started his reign as Lord of Monaco.

Reign: 21 November 1604 – 10 January 1662
Predecessor: Hercule as Lord of Monaco
Successor: Louis I as Prince of Monaco
Born: 24 December 1597
Monaco
Died: 10 January 1662 (aged 64)
Monaco
Burial: Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Spouse: Ippolita Trivulzio
Issue: Hercules, Marquis of Baux
House: Grimaldi
Father: Hercule, Lord of Monaco
Mother: Maria Landi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoré_II

Ippolita Trivulzio (1600 – 20 June 1638) was the Princess of Monaco by marriage to Honoré II of Monaco, and was the first Monegasque consort to bear the title of Princess.

Tenure: 13 February 1616 – 20 June 1638
Born: 1600
Palazzo Trivulzio, Duchy of Milan
Died: 20 June 1638 (aged 37–38)
Prince's Palace, Monaco
Spouse: Honoré II of Monaco
Issue: Prince Ercole, Marquis of Baux
Names: Ippolita Trivulzio
House: Grimaldi (by marriage)
Father: Carlo Emanuele Teodoro Trivulzio
Mother: Caterina Gonzaga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ippolita_Trivulzio

 

[Blog Real]

Louis I (25 July 1642, in Prince's Palace of Monaco – 3 January 1701, in Rome) was Prince of Monaco from 1662 until 1701.

Louis Grimaldi was the elder son of Prince Hercule of Monaco and Maria Aurelia Spinola.

Louis married Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, daughter of Marshal Antoine III de Gramont, on 30 March 1660 in Pau.

Reign: 10 January 1662 – 2 January 1701
Predecessor: Honoré II
Successor: Antonio I
Born: 25 July 1642
Prince's Palace, Monaco
Died: 3 January 1701 (aged 58)
Rome, Papal States
Burial: Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate
Spouse: Catherine Charlotte de Gramont
Issue: Antonio I, Prince of Monaco
Maria Teresa Carlotta Grimaldi
Anna Hippolyte, Duchess of Uzès
François Honoré, Archbishop of Besançon
Giovanna Maria Grimaldi
Aurelia, Mademoiselle de Baux
House: Grimaldi
Father: Prince Hercule, Marquis of Baux
Mother: Maria Aurelia Spinola

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_I,_Prince_of_Monaco

Catherine Charlotte de Gramont (1639 – 4 June 1678) was the Princess of Monaco by marriage to Louis I of Monaco. She is known to have been a mistress of Louis XIV of France in 1666.

Consort: 10 January 1662 – 4 June 1678
Born: 1639
Died: 4 June 1678 (aged 38–39)
Palais Royal, Paris, France
Spouse: Louis I of Monaco
Issue:
Detail Antoine, Prince of Monaco
Anna Hippolyte, Duchess of Uzès
François Honoré, Archbishop of Besançon
House: Gramont
Father: Antoine de Gramont
Mother: Françoise Marguerite du Plessis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Charlotte_de_Gramont

 

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Antonio I (25 January 1661 – 20 February 1731) was the sovereign Prince of Monaco from 1701 to 1731. He was the elder son of Louis I of Monaco and Catherine Charlotte de Gramont.

Reign: 3 January 1701 –
20 February 1731
Predecessor: Louis I
Successor: Louise Hippolyte
Born: 25 January 1661
Died: 20 February 1731 (aged 70)
Spouse: Marie of Lorraine
Issue: Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco
Margherita Camilla, Princess of Isenghien
Names: Antonio Grimaldi
House: Grimaldi
Father: Louis I, Prince of Monaco
Mother: Catherine Charlotte de Gramont

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_I,_Prince_of_Monaco

Marie de Lorraine (12 August 1674 – 30 October 1724) was a princess of the House of Lorraine-Guise and Princess of Monaco as consort of Antonio I of Monaco. She was the mother of Louise Hippolyte Grimaldi, the only sovereign Princess of Monaco.

Tenure: 1 January 1701 – 30 October 1724
Born: 12 August 1674, Paris, France
Died: 30 October 1724 (aged 50)
Prince's Palace, Monaco
Burial: Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate
Spouse: Antonio I, Prince of Monaco
Issue: Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco
Margherita, Princess of Isenghien
Names: Marie de Lorraine
House: Lorraine (by birth)
Grimaldi (by marriage)
Father: Louis of Lorraine, Count of Armagnac
Mother: Catherine de Neufville

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_of_Lorraine

 

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Louise Hippolyte (10 November 1697 – 29 December 1731) was one of only two women to reign over the Principality of Monaco.

Reign: 20 February 1731 – 29 December 1731
Predecessor: Antoine I
Successor: Jacques I
Born: 10 November 1697, Prince's Palace, Monaco
Died: 29 December 1731 (aged 34)
Prince's Palace, Monaco
Burial: Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Spouse: Jacques I, Prince of Monaco
​(m. 1715)​
Issue:
Prince Antoine, Marquis des Baux
Princess Charlotte
Honoré III, Prince of Monaco
Prince Charles, Count of Carladés
Prince Jacques
Princess Louise
Prince François, Count of Thorigny
Prince Charles Maurice, Count of Valentinois
Princess Marie

Names: Louise Hippolyte Grimaldi
House: Grimaldi
Father: Antonio I, Prince of Monaco
Mother: Marie de Lorraine-Armagnac

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Hippolyte

Jacques I (Jacques François Léonor Goyon de Matignon Grimaldi; 21 November 1689 – 23 April 1751) was Prince of Monaco from 1731 to 1733. He was also Duke of Valentinois from 1716 until 1733, and Count of Thorigny.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_I,_Prince_of_Monaco

 

[Blog Real]

Princesses Alice Heine and Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton were the wives of Albert I, Prince of Monaco.

Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
Born: Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
11 December 1850
Hamilton Palace, Scotland
Died: 14 May 1922 (aged 71), Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Burial: Festetics Mausoleum
Spouse: Albert I, Prince of Monaco
​(m. 1869; annulled 1880)​
Tassilo Festetics von Tolna
​(m. 1880)​
Issue: Louis II, Prince of Monaco
Countess Mária Matild Festetics de Tolna
Prince György Tasziló Festetics de Tolna
Countess Alexandra Olga Festetics de Tolna
Countess Karola Friderika Festetics de Tolna
House: Douglas
Father: The 11th Duke of Hamilton
Mother: Princess Marie Amelie of Baden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Mary_Victoria_Douglas-Hamilton

Alice Heine

Tenure: 30 October 1889 – 26 June 1922
Born: Marie Alice Heine
10 February 1858, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: 22 December 1925 (aged 67), Paris, France
Burial: Père Lachaise Cemetery
Spouse: Armand Chapelle de Jumilhac, 7th Duke of Richelieu
(m. 1875)​
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
​​(m. 1889; separated 1902)​
Issue: Armand Chapelle de Jumilhac, 8th Duke of Richelieu
Odile Chapelle de Jumilhac, Princess de La Rochefoucauld
Father: Michel Heine
Mother: Amélie Marie Miltenberger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Heine

 

[Alison H]

Are there any books about these two? They sound fascinating. All Amazon could find was a few newspaper cuttings in French, and Google was no help either :-( .

 

[Blog Real]

Honoré IV (17 May 1758 – 16 February 1819) was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 1814 to 16 February 1819. Because of his health, the state of affairs was managed by a regency of brother Joseph Grimaldi, and his son Prince Honoré V.

Reign: 30 May 1814 – 16 February 1819
Predecessor: National Convention
as de facto ruling government
Honoré III as previous reigning monarch
Successor: Honoré V
Born: 17 May 1758, Paris, Kingdom of France
Died: 16 February 1819 (aged 60)
Burial: Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
Spouse: Louise d'Aumont
​​(m. 1777; div. 1798)​
Issue:
Honoré V, Prince of Monaco
Florestan, Prince of Monaco
Names:
Honoré Grimaldi
House: Grimaldi
Father: Honoré III, Prince of Monaco
Mother: Maria Caterina Brignole

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoré_IV

Louise d'Aumont, duchesse d'Aumont, duchesse Mazarin et de La Meilleraye, (Louise Félicité Victoire; 22 October 1759, in Paris – 13 December 1826, in Paris) was a French Duchess and a Princess of Monaco by marriage to Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco.

Born: 22 October 1759
Hôtel d'Aumont, Paris
Died: 13 December 1826 (aged 67),
Paris
Burial: Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Spouse:
Honoré, Hereditary Prince of Monaco
​(m. 1777; div. 1798)​
René François Tirnand-d'Arcis
​(m. 1801; div. 1803)​
Issue:
Honoré V, Prince of Monaco
Florestan I, Prince of Monaco
Amélie Céleste Erodore d'Aumont
Names:
Louise Félicité Victoire d'Aumont
House: Aumont
Father: Louis Marie Guy d'Aumont
Mother: Louise Jeanne de Durfort

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_d'Aumont

 

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Honoré III (Honoré Camille Léonor Grimaldi; 10 November 1720 – 21 March 1795) ruled as Prince of Monaco and was Duke of Valentinois from 1731 to 1793. Honoré was the son of Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, and her husband, Prince Jacques I.

Reign: 29 December 1731 – 19 January 1793
Predecessor: Louise Hippolyte
Successor: National Convention - as de facto ruling government.
Honoré IV - as next reigning monarch.
Regent: Jacques (1731–1733)
Born: 10 November 1720
Died: 21 March 1795 (aged 74)
Spouse: Maria Caterina Brignole
​(m. 1757; sep. 1770)​
Issue: Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco
Prince Joseph
Names:
Honoré Camille Léonor Grimaldi
House: Grimaldi
Father: Jacques Goÿon de Matignon
Mother: Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoré_III

Maria Caterina Brignole (or Marie-Christine de Brignole;[2] 7 October 1737 – 18 March 1813) was Princess consort of Monaco by marriage to Honoré III, Prince of Monaco.

Her husband died in 1795, and in 1798 she married Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Prince de Condé.

Tenure: 1757–1770
Born: 7 October 1737, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
Died: 18 March 1813 (aged 75), Wimbledon House, Wimbledon, London
Burial: 5 April 1813
St Aloysius Church, Somers Town, London
Spouse:
Honoré III, Prince of Monaco
​​(m. 1757; died 1795)​
Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé
​(m. 1798)​
Issue: Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco
Prince Joseph of Monaco
Names:
Maria Caterina Brignole Sale
Father: Giuseppe Brignole
Mother: Maria Anna Balbi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Caterina_Brignole

 

[Blog Real]

Honoré V of Monaco

Honoré V (Honoré Gabriel Grimaldi; 13/14 May 1778 – 2 October 1841) was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois. He was the first son of Honoré IV of Monaco and Louise d'Aumont.

Reign: 16 February 1819 – 2 October 1841
Predecessor: Honoré IV
Successor: Florestan
Born: 13 May 1778, Paris, France
Died: 2 October 1841 (aged 63)
Paris, France
Burial: Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Names:
Honoré Gabriel Grimaldi
House: Grimaldi
Father: Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco
Mother: Louise d'Aumont

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoré_V

 

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Florestan (Tancrède Florestan Roger Louis Grimaldi; 10 October 1785, in Paris – 20 June 1856) was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 2 October 1841 until his death. He was the second son of Prince Honoré IV and Louise d'Aumont Mazarin and succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother, Honoré V.

Reign: 2 October 1841 – 20 June 1856
Predecessor: Honoré V
Successor: Charles III
Born: 10 October 1785, Paris, France
Died: 20 June 1856 (aged 70)
Paris, French Empire
Burial: Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Spouse: Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz
​(m. 1816)​
Issue:
Charles III, Prince of Monaco
Florestine, Duchess of Urach
Names:
Tancrède Florestan Roger Louis Grimaldi
House: Grimaldi
Father: Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco
Mother: Louise d'Aumont

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florestan,_Prince_of_Monaco

Marie Caroline Gibert de Lametz, (18 July 1793 – 25 November 1879), was a French stage actress and a Princess Consort and regent de facto of Monaco by marriage to Florestan I, Prince of Monaco.

Tenure: 2 October 1841 – 20 June 1856
Born: 18 July 1793, Coulommiers
Died: 25 November 1879 (aged 86), Monaco
Spouse: Florestan I, Prince of Monaco
​​(m. 1816; died 1856)​
Issue:
Charles III, Prince of Monaco
Florestine, Duchess of Urach
House: Grimaldi (by marriage)
Father: Charles-Thomas Gibert
Mother: Marie-Françoise Le Gras de Vaubercey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Caroline_Gibert_de_Lametz

 

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Charles III (Charles Honoré Grimaldi; 8 December 1818 – 10 September 1889) was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 20 June 1856 to his death. He was the founder of the famous casino in Monte Carlo, as his title in Monegasque and Italian was Carlo III. He was born in Paris, the only son of Florestan, Prince of Monaco, and Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz.

Reign: 20 June 1856 – 10 September 1889
Predecessor: Florestan I
Successor: Albert I
Born: 8 December 1818, Paris, France
Died: 10 September 1889 (aged 70), Château de Marchais
Burial: Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Monaco-Ville, Monaco
Spouse: Antoinette de Mérode
Issue: Albert I, Prince of Monaco
Names:
Charles Honoré Grimaldi
House: Grimaldi
Father: Florestan, Prince of Monaco
Mother: Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III,_Prince_of_Monaco

Antoinette de Merode (Antoinette Ghislaine; 28 September 1828 – 10 February 1864), was the Princess of Monaco by marriage to Charles III, Prince of Monaco.

Tenure: 1856–1864
Born: 28 September 1828, Brussels, Belgium
Died: 10 February 1864 (aged 35)
Paris, France
Burial: Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate
Spouse: Charles III, Prince of Monaco
Issue: Albert I, Prince of Monaco
Names:
Antoinette Ghislaine de Merode
House: Merode
Father: Werner de Merode
Mother: Victoire de Spangen d'Uyternesse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoinette_de_Mérode

 

[Tatiana Maria]

After Princess Charlotte divorced Prince Pierre, did he discard the name of Grimaldi and go back to his original surname of Polignac?

No, since his surname had been legally changed via sovereign ordinance, he retained the name and likewise the title Prince Pierre of Monaco until his death.

That is simpy not true: "the Grimaldi dynasty is the oldest ruling dynasty of Europe".

The Maison de Monaco is one of the oldest ruling dynasties and it comprises of the family Grimaldi (until 1731), the family De Goyon de Matignon (until 1949) and the family De Polignac (until present). Yes, yes, they have adopted the surname Grimaldi but that does not mean it is the same family.

When you are neglecting this and start being "creative" then there are much, much older reigning dynasties. Denmark, for an example. The United Kingdom, for an example. Sweden even, since they can also trace back to older Houses than the Bernadottes only...

No creativity necessary. Ever since the Grimaldi family terminated its collective ownership of Monaco, the lordship (and eventual principality) has been inherited each time directly from a parent, grandparent, wife, uncle or nephew, thus kept within the immediate family. The two husbands who took over rule of Monaco from their wives handed it on to their sons by their ruling wife, so it remained in the same direct line.

But there are indeed other European royal dynasties which are arguably even older.

She started with the courtesy title Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, as her father was a Duke. When she married Albert I she became Her Serene Highness, The Hereditary Princess of Monaco, but became Lady Mary again when the marriage was annulled. Then she became Countess Mary Victoria Festetics de Tolna on her second marriage, finally ending up Her Serene Highness Princess Mary Victoria Festetics de Tolna, when her second husband, Taszilo Festitics, was made a Prince by King Francis Joseph I of Hungary in 1911.

It is through Lady Mary that the Grimaldis are related to the other reigning monarchs of Europe (as well as more than a few non-reigning ones).

Church annulment aside, the princess was able to remarry in Hungary prior to her divorce in Monaco being finalized, so I doubt she ever had the need to revert to her birth title.

 

[Moonmaiden23]

This is the first time I've read that the Grimaldis are linked to the House of Merode through the wife of Prince Charles III.

 

[SirGyamfi1]

This is the first time I've read that the Grimaldis are linked to the House of Merode through the wife of Prince Charles III.

Which Prince Charles III? What I can say is that through the Merodes, the Savoy-Aosta branch share links as Antoinette de Merode and Louise de Merode were sisters, and in turn, Prince Lorenz, husband of Princess Astrid of Belgium who is a direct descendant of Louise de Merode.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Which Prince Charles III?

Monaco has only had one Prince Charles III. He married Belgian noblewoman Countess Antoinette de Mérode.

 

[Moonmaiden23]

Which Prince Charles III? What I can say is that through the Merodes, the Savoy-Aosta branch share links as Antoinette de Merode and Louise de Merode were sisters, and in turn, Prince Lorenz, husband of Princess Astrid of Belgium who is a direct descendant of Louise de Merode.

Charles III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco. Who else could I be referring to?

 

[SirGyamfi1]

Monaco has only had one Prince Charles III. He married Belgian noblewoman Countess Antoinette de Mérode.

Just a slight mistake on confusion of the Charleses

Charles III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco. Who else could I be referring to?

But you have seen the other link I mentioned between the Grimaldis and the Savoys and via that with Prince Lorenz

 

[Moonmaiden23]

Yes, I just read it...very informative as usual...thanks!