Antonio I of Monaco
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Antonio I was the Prince of Monaco
from 1701 to 1731. He was the elder son of Louis I, Prince of Monaco
and Catherine Charlotte de Gramont.
In 1683 Antonio was named lieutenant in the Régiment du Roi Infanterie
. In 1684 he was named colonel of the regiment of Soissonois. During the Nine Years War he was present at the Battle of Philippsburg
(1688), the Battle of Fleurus
(1690), the Siege of Mons
(1691), and the Siege of Namur
(1692).
On 21 August 1702 Antonio took the oath to King Louis XIV of France in the Parlement
on account of being Duke of Valentinois
and a Peer of France. He was made a knight of the French royal orders in 1724.
(12 August 1674 - 30 October 1724), daughter of Louis, Count of Armagnac
. The marriage was arranged by Louis XIV in person.
They had six daughters of whom only two survived infancy :
Antonio also had a number of illegitimate children:
Prince of Monaco
The Reigning Prince or Princess of Monaco is the sovereign monarch and head of state of the Principality of Monaco. All Princes or Princesses thus far have taken the name of the House of Grimaldi, but have belonged to various other houses in male line...
from 1701 to 1731. He was the elder son of Louis I, Prince of Monaco
Louis I, Prince of Monaco
Louis I, Prince of Monaco was Prince of Monaco from 1662 until 1701.Louis Grimaldi was the elder son of Prince Hercule of Monaco and Maria Aurelia Spinola....
and Catherine Charlotte de Gramont.
In 1683 Antonio was named lieutenant in the Régiment du Roi Infanterie
Régiment du Roi
Régiment du Roi was a name given to several of the most prestigious regiments of the French Army under the ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration, with most of the Army's branches having a régiment du Roi...
. In 1684 he was named colonel of the regiment of Soissonois. During the Nine Years War he was present at the Battle of Philippsburg
Philippsburg
Philippsburg is a town in Germany, in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg.-History:Before 1632, Philippsburg was known as "Udenheim".The city was a possession of the Bishop of Speyer from 1371–1718...
(1688), the Battle of Fleurus
Battle of Fleurus (1690)
The Battle of Fleurus, fought on 1 July 1690, was a major engagement of the Nine Years' War. In a bold envelopment the Duc de Luxembourg, commanding Louis XIV’s army of some 35,000 men, soundly defeated Prince Waldeck’s Allied force of approximately 38,000 men comprising mainly Dutch, German, and...
(1690), the Siege of Mons
Siege of Mons (1691)
The Siege of Mons, 15 March–10 April 1691, was a major operation fought during the Nine Years' War, and was the main French objective for the 1691 campaign in the Spanish Netherlands. The city was besieged and captured before the normal commencement of the campaigning season with minimal losses...
(1691), and the Siege of Namur
Siege of Namur (1692)
The Siege of Namur, 25 May–30 June 1692, was a major engagement of the Nine Years' War, and was part of the French grand plan to defeat the forces of the Grand Alliance and bring a swift conclusion to the war...
(1692).
On 21 August 1702 Antonio took the oath to King Louis XIV of France in the Parlement
Parlement
Parlements were regional legislative bodies in Ancien Régime France.The political institutions of the Parlement in Ancien Régime France developed out of the previous council of the king, the Conseil du roi or curia regis, and consequently had ancient and customary rights of consultation and...
on account of being Duke of Valentinois
Duke of Valentinois
Duke of Valentinois , formerly Count of Valentinois, is a title of nobility, originally in the French peerage. It is currently one of the many hereditary titles claimed by the Prince of Monaco despite its extinction in French law in 1949...
and a Peer of France. He was made a knight of the French royal orders in 1724.
Marriage and children
Antonio married 13 June 1688 Marie of LorraineMarie of Lorraine
Marie of Lorraine was a princess of the House of Lorraine and Princess of Monaco as wife of Antonio I of Monaco. She was the mother of Louise Hippolyte Grimaldi, the only sovereign Princess of Monaco....
(12 August 1674 - 30 October 1724), daughter of Louis, Count of Armagnac
Louis, Count of Armagnac
Louis of Lorraine was the Count of Armagnac from his father's death in 1666. The Grand Squire of France, he was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Guise, itself a cadet branch of the sovereign House of Lorraine...
. The marriage was arranged by Louis XIV in person.
They had six daughters of whom only two survived infancy :
- Caterina Charlotte (7 October 1691 - 18 June 1696), Mademoiselle de Monaco.
- Louise Hippolyte (10 November 1697 - 29 December 1731), successor of her father.
- Elisabetta Charlotte (3 November 1698 - 25 August 1702), Mademoiselle de Valentinois.
- Margherita Camilla (1 May 1700 - 27 April 1758), Mademoiselle de Carlades; married on 16 April 1720 to Louis de Gand-Vilain, Prince d'Isenghien and Marshal of France.
- Maria Devota (15 March 1702 - 24 October 1703), Mademoiselle des Baux.
- Maria Paolina (23 October 1708 - 20 May 1726), Mademoiselle de Chabreuil.
Antonio also had a number of illegitimate children:
- with Elisabeth Durfort (a dancer)
- Antoine GrimaldiChevalier de GrimaldiAntoine Grimaldi, le Chevalier [de] Grimaldi, was the de facto ruler of Monaco between 1732 and 1784...
(1697–1784), known as le Chevalier de Grimaldi
- Antoine Grimaldi
- with Victoire Vertu (dancer at the Paris opera)
- Antoinette Grimaldi, called mademoiselle de Saint-Rémy
- with an unknown woman
- Louise Marie Thérèse Grimaldi (1705–1723)