Grimaldis visit Les Baux-de-Provence to mark centuries-old bond
By Zak Jackson, MonacoViews Editorial
Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene, Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella will travel to Les Baux-de-Provence on Saturday 5 September to mark the historic ties between the village and the Grimaldi dynasty.
On Saturday 5 September, the entire Princely family will make a public visit to Les Baux-de-Provence, the hilltop village in the Alpilles whose connection to Monaco stretches back centuries. The occasion draws directly on the Treaty of Péronne, concluded between King Louis XIII and a Prince of the Grimaldi line, a diplomatic agreement that shaped the relationship between the French Crown and the Principality and left a lasting cultural bond with this corner of Provence.
Les Baux sits roughly 80 kilometres from Monaco and has long been acknowledged as part of the shared heritage the Grimaldis maintain with the wider region. A visit of this kind, involving all four members of the immediate Princely family, carries both symbolic and diplomatic weight, reinforcing Monaco's ties to its historical neighbours at a time when the Principality continues to cultivate its relationships across the Franco-Monégasque cultural sphere.
For Monaco residents and those with an interest in the Principality's history, the occasion is a reminder of how far the Grimaldi family's story extends beyond the Rock itself. The Treaty of Péronne remains one of the foundational documents in Monaco's constitutional history, and Saturday's visit brings that heritage into public view in a setting rarely seen outside the Principality.