Grimod Explained

Grimod is a French and Italian surname, held by

• Guido Grimod, mayor of Aosta
• the Grimod du Fort family, counts of Orsay:
  • Pierre Grimod du Fort (1692–1748)
  • Pierre Gaspard Marie Grimod d'Orsay (1748–1809)
  • Albert Gaspard Grimod (1772–1843)
  • Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, Count D'Orsay (1801–1852)
• the Grimod de La Reynière family:
  • Laurent Grimod de La Reynière (1733–1793), fermier général.
  • Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reynière (1758–1838), son of Laurent, famous gastronome.
  • the Hôtel Grimod de La Reynière, their town house in Paris