

Number 1 - 1977
"We had a duty to give the opportunity, to local and international researchers who leant over the history of Monaco with selflessness, to see the result of their studious and patient work. Thus, by encouraging the achievement of this new review, H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, shows his interest in history and his gratefulness to people who are at the service of the reputation of Monaco". This was the objective of Franck Biancheri, the palace’s archives curator and founder of the review. He is also the author of the preface of this first eclectic issue, dealing with numismatics, linguistics, military, religious and musical history. (full texts in French)
A PRIEST FROM MONACO IN THE 17th CENTURY : DON DOMINIQUE PACCHIERO (1580/1585 – 1662) - 1977
ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS : THE MEETING BETWEEN HONORÉ V AND NAPOLEON ON HIS RETURN FROM THE ISLAND OF ELBA, ON MARCH 2, 1815 - 1977
Lors de son retour de l’île d’Elbe en 1815, près de Cannes, l’empereur Napoléon rencontre le prince Honoré V, qui vient reprendre possession de ses États. Cet épisode est à l’origine d’une anecdote en forme de boutade, probablement imaginée par un chroniqueur de l’époque, puis reprise dans les livres d’histoire et même par Alexandre Dumas dans un récit. Il s’agit pourtant d’une vision pittoresque éloignée de la réalité.