Aristocrat sues France for €350m over claim to Monaco throne
An aristocrat is suing France for €350m in damages for allegedly depriving his family of the throne of Monaco to stop it falling into the hands of a German in 1911.
Louis de Causans says that in the early 20th century, France threatened to annex the principality if it did not change its rules of succession.
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