Why does Monaco Exist?
Monaco is a minuscule nation that exists nuzzled into the southern coast of France. It has been around since the thirteenth century and spent that time as either a Genoese, French, Spanish or Sardinian puppet. Despite this, it managed to survive to this day. To find out why Monaco doesn't unexist watch this short and simple animated history documentary. A special thanks to my patreon supporters below: Joakim Idland Jens Koch-Nommensen Øystein Alsaker Sergio M. Vela khaki enthusiast Eclipse Gin Aldeguer Brendan W Dennis Vandeban Michael Kram CharÉTS Hasmuffin Franco La Bruna Ethan Don Bonnigan Ian Whitcomb Southside Mitch Adam Barrett John Bradley chaulk Justin Kubusch Heath Robertson JakeBak0905 Person Leonard Frank Timmy Korix Riylo Jane Sumpter Sean Uzar Christopher Godfrey Nathan Mendelsohn ConspiracyPizza sharpie660 Emperor Kane Sean D. Brooks Woolson Martha Grondin Mario Peshev Vance Christiaanse Aaron Conaway Phoenix Fats Joshua Rackstraw Piotr Wojnowski Shauna K Steven Gibson MGS2600 Travis Mount Philip Yip Adrian Marine Paul Munro Joshua Schneider Tony Belmonte Andreas Mosand Jamie van Brewen John Orr Erik Hare Nicholas Menghini Phillip Gathright zockotron Arthur Hosey Jr. Andy McGehee Peter Marino Dr. Schtnizel Jack Nelson D. Mahlik Andrew F Alex Teplyakov Ron Johnson tegsirat Bernardo Cavalcanti Nolan Peale Evan Ellingson Contdoko12 Chris Winther Zhao Liu Katie Flinn Dana Spurgeon Nick Macarius Roman Kynčl Matthew Toles Allen Rines Joe DeVito Thomas McGraw Tactical_Jackal Angel Aguiñaga Jacob Zachs Keith A. Layton Clayton Schuman Jose Recinto Duane Bridges mgnesium.poetry Chris Weisel Bradley Backoff Matt Reed HelloAgain John Garcia Serius_Loyola Jason Vandeventer Windischgraetz Michael Galloway Ciege Engine Zach Rust Andrew Patane Chase Labiste Dullis Brian George Sahni Bernice blaZzinG_FurY Tino Tim Stone Leena Al-Souki Daniel J Miller Patty Culp Bartosz Zasada William Adderholdt Vilena5 Zachary Pascalar KNSTRKTVST Matthew O'Connor Spencer DeRosier Justin Short Anthony McCann Perry Gagne Ben Drums 24 ARandomPaperClip Blue Cardinal george tyler Tyler Jenkins Joel Cromwell Hexapuma No way Warren Rudkin Aaron Larrow C. C. C. ThePalestRose Joseph Hutchins Jason Gould Valentyn Juan Castillo Bodo Nuber Oliver Jenner Andrew Niedbala Ahmed Roshdi Logical Insanity Stefan Møller Dexter_McAaron David van Reyk Matt Busch Chach Mr. Myoozik Ethan Harlow Liquid Chief sixbeforelunch Curt Helmerich Colm Byrne Joel Wasserman ZCoupon Thomas McGill Brian Giordano Magdalena Reinberg-Leibel Bren Ehnebuske Nathan Ngumi Clay Carroll BattleGoat Studios Joseph Reinsch Geoffrey Sparrow James Vegard Tønnessen Tim Sweeney Alen Romney Manassa Little Ernu bas mensink Ned Burke Tim Stumbaugh Colonel Oneill George Buce Ryan Lowe Burt Clothier Matthew Ward Steve Bonds luvrhino Rob Rollins Melissa Prober Andrei Listochkin Robin! kevinh Carl Blanton Richard Wolfe SketerK JT96 Yared Cristiano Juan Benet anon Moraxian Mars Project Zach Weakland David Spellmeyer Yosef Waysman Emily Glover-Wilson Jonny Minogue SirAlpaka Alex G. T. c. north Donald Weaver Single-Seat Super-Maneuverable Twin-Turbofan Straight-Wing Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II with AGM-65 Maverick Missiles William Clark Sethars nullptr Harrison Wiener Hunter Bayliss Thomas Wang Joseph Kerckhoff Azul Bravestrong pdswanfleet Tristan Kreller Jeffrey Schneider Yuichiro Kakutani Mik Scheper Hiro P Dr. Howard Dr. Fine Dr. Howard Anthony Uk James R DeVries Igor Stavchanskiy Ryan Haber Mark Ploegstra YugiJitsu Games Eric Askins Tom Ebert mohd LambOfLeg Wolf Dustin Koellhoffer Aeryn and Lisa Toland Ian M Sara Birnbaum I'm Not In The Description Oriki Kirk Hoffman Charles Doolittle Roko Lisica Colm Boyle Dan W biohazardgamer Lech Duraj Doug MacLean Isabel Harrison Dutchball Animations Allen 0_DannyBoy John Gross-Whitaker Will Sullivan Tranier Bocaj Kevin Phoenix Sophie Winter Miky Hidalgo Morriss Sean Long Danny Anstess Robert Brockway George Caponera Kinfe85 Seth Reeves Dr. Sarno Peter Konieczny AltHistoryConjectures Heytun Dan Reiher Shakira Graham Ali Sadighian Nathan Snyder Zachary Oertel Harley Raptopoulos Manny F Christopher S Nelson Andrew Sever Konstantin Bredyuk Lindorien Paul McGee Abdallah Al-Ammari João Santos Typhoon2401 Daniel O'Reilly Markus Lindström Michael Corson blei95 Robin_Col Kasi Olaf Jan Bart Verbist M Scho Ploshtinska polyudnica Schwarzer Hai Tarsirrus James Rhys Little Ben L Ash Elford Jackarice26 Harrison Tatem-Wyatt Gina Service Twinny Hill zemnmez KingKyumber Phil Johnston DarkLycan Roberticus1992 Tom Pollard Rhys Jackson
Why does Monaco Exist?
Why Does Monaco Exist?
In this video, we learn about the history of Monaco and how it managed to remain independent despite being surrounded by more powerful neighbors.
The House of Grimaldi's Plan
- Monaco has existed as an independent entity since the 13th century.
- The ruling house of Grimaldi had one objective - don't get conquered.
- To achieve this, they placed themselves under the protection and vassalage of their much more powerful neighbors.
Becoming a French Protectorate
- In the early 17th century, Monaco's rulers approached the French King for protection.
- After being incorporated into France during the French Republic in 1793, Monaco was restored to its independence in 1814.
- The king of Sardinia was unhappy with this arrangement and made Monaco a Sardinian protectorate.
Puppet State Status
- This decision saved Monaco from becoming part of another country as there was no need for Sardinia to conquer it.
- After most of its land was lost, Monaco needed to find other ways to make money and did so via gambling and later on evasive accounting.
- Charles Digeon closed the border with Monaco due to his citizens dodging taxes there.
Deal with France
- The Prince of Monaco made a deal with France where they would clamp down on French dodging taxes in Monaco and France would calm down.
- This worked, and thereafter Monaco's independence was secure so long as it didn't act against France's interests.