Louis I, Prince of Monaco
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Louis I, Prince of Monaco (25 July 1642, Prince's Palace of Monaco
– 3 January 1701, Rome
) was Prince of Monaco
from 1662 until 1701.
Louis Grimaldi was the elder son of Prince Hercule of Monaco and Maria Aurelia Spinola.
Louis married 30 March 1660 in Pau Catherine Charlotte de Gramont (1639 – Paris
June 4, 1678), daughter of Marshal
Antoine III de Gramont
.
They had six children :
In 1662 Louis succeeded his grandfather Honoré II
as Prince of Monaco
. In 1666 he distinguished himself at the Four Days' Battle between the English and Dutch fleets. On 5 July 1668 he 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 on 31 December 1688.
In 1699 Louis XIV sent Louis to Rome as ambassador extraordinary. There on 19 December he presented the insignia of the Order of the Holy Spirit
to James Louis and Alexander Benedict Sobieski
, the two sons of King John III of Poland
. Louis remained in Rome, where he died 3 January 1701. His remains were transported back to Monaco.
Prince's Palace of Monaco
The Prince's Palace of Monaco is the official residence of the Prince of Monaco. Built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, during its long and often dramatic history it has been bombarded and besieged by many foreign powers. Since the end of the 13th century, it has been the stronghold and home of the...
– 3 January 1701, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) was Prince of Monaco
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 1662 until 1701.
Louis Grimaldi was the elder son of Prince Hercule of Monaco and Maria Aurelia Spinola.
Louis married 30 March 1660 in Pau Catherine Charlotte de Gramont (1639 – Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
June 4, 1678), daughter of Marshal
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
Antoine III de Gramont
Antoine III de Gramont
Antoine III Agénor de Gramont-Toulongeon, duc de Gramont, comte de Guiche, comte de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache, was a French military man and diplomat...
.
They had six children :
- Antoine GrimaldiAntonio I of MonacoAntonio 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....
(1661–1731), his successor. - Maria Teresa Carlotta Grimaldi (14 June 1662 - 1738), a VisitandineOrder of the Visitation of Holy MaryThe Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary or the Visitation Order is a Roman Catholic religious order for women. Members of the order are also known as Filles de Sainte-Marie, Visitandines, Salesian Sisters and, more commonly, Visitationists.- History of the order :The Order was founded in 1610 by...
nun at Monaco. - Anna Hippolyte Grimaldi (1667-23 July 1700), married (1696) Jacques de Crussol, Duc d'Uzès (29 December 1675, Paris – 19 July 1739, Uzès castleUzèsUzès is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.It lies about 25 km north-northeast of Nîmes.-History:Originally Ucetia, Uzès was a small Gallo-Roman oppidum, or administrative settlement. The town lies at the source of the Eure, from where a Roman aqueduct was built in the first...
). - François Honoré Grimaldi (21 December 1669 – 18 February 1748, Paris), Archbishop of Besançon
- Jeanne Maria Grimaldi, a Visitandine nun at Monaco, later coadjutrice of the Abbey of Royallieu near CompiègneCompiègneCompiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
. - Aurelia Grimaldi, called mademoiselle de Baux.
In 1662 Louis succeeded his grandfather Honoré II
Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
Honoré II was Sovereign Prince of Monaco. He was the first to be called Prince, but started his reign as Lord of Monaco....
as Prince of Monaco
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...
. In 1666 he distinguished himself at the Four Days' Battle between the English and Dutch fleets. On 5 July 1668 he took the oath to King Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
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 on 31 December 1688.
In 1699 Louis XIV sent Louis to Rome as ambassador extraordinary. There on 19 December he presented the insignia of the Order of the Holy Spirit
Order of the Holy Spirit
The Order of the Holy Spirit, also known as the Order of the Knights of the Holy Spirit, was an Order of Chivalry under the French Monarchy. It should not be confused with the Congregation of the Holy Ghost or with the Order of the Holy Ghost...
to James Louis and Alexander Benedict Sobieski
Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski
Aleksander Benedykt Stanisław Sobieski was the son of John III Sobieski, King of Poland, and his wife, Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien....
, the two sons of King John III of Poland
John III Sobieski
John III Sobieski was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and...
. Louis remained in Rome, where he died 3 January 1701. His remains were transported back to Monaco.
Titles and styles
- 25 July 1642 – 2 August 1651 His Serene Highness the Count of Carladès
- 2 August 1651 – 10 January 1662 His Serene Highness the Marquis of Baux
- 10 January 1662 – 3 January 1701 His Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco