On This Day: Monegasque Princely Family

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On this day, March 18, 1813 ~ Demise of Maria Caterina Brignole, Princess of Monaco, wife of Prince Honore III of Monaco, in Wimbledon, England

At the time of her death she was Princesses of Condé having married her long term lover Louis Joseph de Bourbon,Prince of Condé in 1798.
The Princess died in exile and was buried at St Aloysius Church in Somers Town, London with her funeral being paid for by the British royal family.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 23, 1751 ~ Demise of Prince Jacques I of Monaco at Hotel Matignon in Paris, France

 

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On this day, April 23, 1751 ~ Demise of Prince Jacques I of Monaco at Hotel Matignon in Paris, France

Jacques was the spouse of Princess Louise of Monaco and was a French noble and the couple had married in October 1715.
Louise became the Sovereign Princess in 1731 following her fathers death and Jacques acted as Regent during her illness and after her death for their son Honoré III.

He later resettled in France and lived at the Hôtel de Matignon in Paris which was owned by the Princely family until 1793 when it was seized during the revolution.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, May 14, 1778 ~ Birth of Prince Honore V of Monaco in Paris, France

On this day, May 17, 1758 ~ Birth of Prince Honore IV of Monaco in Paris, France

 

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On this day, May 14, 1778 ~ Birth of Prince Honore V of Monaco in Paris, France

Honoré V's mother was Louise d'Aumont who was a French Duchess in her own right and held various other titles some of which are still used by the Princely Family today.

Louise was Duchess of Mazarin ,Mayenne and of La Meilleraye, Marquise of Guiscard de Chilly ,Comtesse de Longjumeau ,Countess of Ferrette , Belfort , Thann and of Rosemont ,Princess of Château-Porcien and Baroness de Massy and Baroness of Altkirch.

 

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On this day, May 17, 1758 ~ Birth of Prince Honore IV of Monaco in Paris, France

He was Prince of Monaco for less than 5 years May 30 , 1814– February 16 , 1819.
In 1793 the French annexed Monaco and his father Honoré III was imprisoned and his mother Marie-Catherine Brignole escaped to England and joined the large French émigré community in London.

The Principality and estates were restored in 1814 following the Congress of Vienna after the fall of Napoleon.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, May 31, 1923 ~ Birth of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in Monaco

On this day, June 4, 1678 ~ Demise of Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, Princess of Monaco, at the Palais Royal in Paris, France

On this day, June 20, 1856 ~ Demise of Prince Florestan I of Monaco in Paris, France

On this day, June 26, 1922 ~ Demise of Prince Albert I of Monaco in Paris, France

 

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On this day, June 26, 1922 ~ Demise of Prince Albert I of Monaco in Paris, France

Albert I had reigned as Prince of Monaco from 1889 until his death and was succeeded by his son, Louis II.
In 1911 he launched the first The Monte-Carlo Automobile Rally!

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 17, 1793 ~ Birth of Marie Caroline Gibert de Lametz, Princess of Monaco, spouse of Prince Florestan I of Monaco, in Coulommiers, France

On this day, July 25, 1642 ~ Birth of Louis I, Prince of Monaco at the Prince's Palace in Monaco

 

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On this day, July 25, 1642 ~ Birth of Louis I, Prince of Monaco at the Prince's Palace in Monaco

Louis I, was Prince of Monaco from 1662 until 1701 and also Duke of Valentinois a title that was bestowed on his father,Honoré II in 1642 along with Marquisate Les Baux by Louis XIII of France.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, September 28, 1828 ~ Birth of Antoinette de Merode-Westerloo, Princess of Monaco, wife of Prince Charles III of Monaco, in Brussels, Belgium

On this day, October 7, 1737 ~ Birth of Maria Caterina Brignole, Princess of Monaco, wife of Prince Honore III of Monaco, at the Palazzo Rosso in the Republic of Genoa

On this day, October 13, 1900 ~ Birth of Ghislaine Dommanget, Princess of Monaco, wife of Prince Louis II of Monaco, in Reims, France

On this day, November 12, 1929 ~ Birth of Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

On this day, November 21, 1689 ~ Birth of Jacques I, Prince of Monaco in Torigni-sur-Vire, Normandy, France

 

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On this day, December 8, 1818 ~ Birth of Charles III, Prince of Monaco in Paris, France

His mother,Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz was previously a stage actress and did not come from the nobility ,her father was a wealthy lawyer.

Marie-Louise Charlotte Gabrielle Gibert de Lametz

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, December 8, 1818 ~ Birth of Charles III, Prince of Monaco in Paris, France

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On this day, December 11, 1850 ~ Birth of Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton, Hereditary Princess of Monaco, wife of Hereditary Prince Alberet of Monaco, at Hamilton Palace in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, January 3, 1701 ~ Demise of Prince Louis I of Monaco in Rome, Italy

On this day, January 25, 1661 ~ Birth of Prince Antoine I of Monaco in Paris, France

 

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On this day, February 16, 1819 ~ Demise of Prince Honore IV of Monaco

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, May 13, 1778 ~ Birth of Honore V, Prince of Monaco in Paris, France

 

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May 29th,1966 : The Monte-Carlo Centenary Ball took place at the Monte-Carlo Opera in Monaco which was hosted by TSH Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco.
https://royalwatcherblog.com/2019/05/29/monte-carlo-centenary-ball-1966/

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, June 4, 1678 ~ Demise of Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, Princess of Monaco, spouse of Prince Louis I of Monaco, at the Palais Royal in Paris, France

 

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On this day, July 12, 1870 ~ Birth of Louis II, Prince of Monaco in Baden-Baden, Duchy of Baden

 

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On this day, December 8, 1818 ~ Birth of Charles III, Prince of Monaco in Paris, France

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On this day, December 24, 1597 ~ Birth of Honore II, Prince of Monaco in Monaco

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[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, February 16, 1819 ~ Demise of Prince Honore IV of Monaco

 

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On this day, May 12, 1778 ~ Birth of Honore V, Prince of Monaco in Paris, France

On this day, May 17, 1758 ~ Birth of Prince Honore IV of Monaco in Paris, France

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, June 4 1738 ~ Demise of Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, Princess of Monaco, spouse of Prince Louis I of Monaco, at the Palais Royal in Paris, France

On this day, June 20, 1856 ~ Demise of Prince Florestan I of Monaco in Paris, France

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, September 28, 1828 ~ Birth of Antoinette de Merode-Westerloo. Princess of Monaco, wife of Prince Charles III of Monaco, in Brussels, Belgium

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, November 13, 1848 ~ Birth of Albert I, Prince of Monaco in Paris, France

On this day, November 21, 1689 ~ Birth of Jacques I, Prince of Monaco Torigini-sur-Vire, Normandy, France

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, December 24, 1597 ~ Birth of Honore II, Prince of Monaco in Monaco

 

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On this day, January 3, 1701 ~ Demise of Louis I, Prince of Monaco in Rome, Italy