The House of Grimaldi (/ɡrɪˈmɔːldi/ grim-AWL-dee, also UK: /-ˈmæl-/ -⁠AL-, US: /-ˈmɑːl-/ -⁠AHL-, Italian: [ɡriˈmaldi]) is the current reigning house of the Principality of Monaco. The house was founded in 1160 by Grimaldo Canella in Genoa and became the ruling house of Monaco when Francesco Grimaldi captured Monaco in 1297. The House of Grimaldi has produced every Prince of Monaco. During much of the Ancien Régime, the family resided in the French court, where from 1642 to 1715 they used the title of Duke of Valentinois.