Ercole, Lord of Monaco

Lord of Monaco from 1589 to 1604

HouseGrimaldiFatherHonoré I, Lord of MonacoMotherIsabella GrimaldiReligionRoman Catholicism

Ercole (24 September 1562 – 29 November 1604) was Lord of Monaco from 17 May 1589 until his death on 29 November 1604 aged 42.

Ercole was the youngest of four sons of Lord Honoré I (1522–1581) and Isabella Grimaldi. His eldest brother Charles II became lord of Monaco on the death of their father in 1581. Ercole's two elder brothers Francois (1557–1586) and Horace (1558–1559) predeceased Charles, thus leaving Ercole as his eldest brother's heir. When Charles died without issue in 1589, Ercole succeeded him.

Ercole married Maria Landi on 15 September 1595;[1]: 54  the marriage produced three children;

  • Giovanna Maria Grimaldi (29 September 1596 – December 1620), married Gian Giacomo Teodoro Trivulzio, Conte di Melzo, Principe di Musocco.
  • Honoré II (Monaco, 24 December 1597 – Monaco, 10 January 1662) married Ippolita Trivulzio.
  • Maria Claudia Grimaldi, Carmelite nun in Genoa (1 January 1599 – 1668).

Ercole was murdered in 1604 and his six-year-old son Honoré became Lord of Monaco under the regency of Ercole's brother-in-law, Frederico Landi, 4th Prince of Val di Taro. Honoré was the first Lord of Monaco to be called Prince of Monaco.

References

  1. ^ Mauro Lucco (2000). A New Portrait by Raphael and Its Historical Context. Artibus et Historiae 21 (41): 49–73. (subscription required)
Ancestors of Ercole, Lord of Monaco
16. Niccolò Grimaldi
8. Lamberto Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco
17. Sescarina Doria
4. Lucien Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco
18. Catalan Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco
9. Claudine Grimaldi, Lady of Monaco
19. Bianca del Carretto
2. Honoré I Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco
20. Antoine II de Pontevès, Lord of Cabanes
10. Tanneguy de Pontevès, Lord of Cabanes
21. Jacquette Monge
5. Jeanne de Pontevès-Cabanes
22. Louis de Villeneuve, Lord of Flayosc
11. Jeanne de Villeneuve
23. Colette de Castillon
1. Hercule Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco
24. Angelo Grimaldi
12. Giorgio Grimaldi
25. Rabella N.
6. Giovanni Battista Grimaldi, Lord of Montaudion
26. Giuliano Fieschi
13. Isabella Fieschi
27.
3. Isabella Grimaldi
28. Domenico Pallavicini
14. Agostino Pallavicini, Doge of Genoa
29. Maria Gentile
7. Maddalena Pallavicini
30. Pasquale Oliva Grimaldi, Lord of Rocca Grimaldi
15. Eugenia Oliva Grimaldi
31. Giulia Lomellini di Agostino
Preceded by Lord of Monaco
1589–1604 		Succeeded by
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