Antonio I, Prince of Monaco

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Predecessor Louis I Name Antonio Prince House House of Grimaldi		Successor Louise Hippolyte Died February 20, 1731, Monaco

Reign 3 January 1701 – 20 February 1731 Born 25 January 1661 ( 1661-01-25 ) Issue Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco Margherita Camilla, Princess of Isenghien Father Louis I, Prince of Monaco Mother Catherine Charlotte de Gramont Spouse Marie of Lorraine (m. 1688) Children Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco Parents Louis I, Prince of Monaco, Catherine Charlotte de Gramont Similar People Louise Hippolyte - Princess, Louis I - Prince of Monaco, Catherine Charlotte de Gramo, Albert II - Prince of Monaco

Antonio I (25 January 1661 – 20 February 1731) 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 Regiment 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.

Marriage and children

Antonio married 13 June 1688 Marie de Lorraine-Armagnac (12 August 1674 – 30 October 1724), daughter of Louis de Lorraine-Guse, Count d'Armagnac.

They had six daughters of whom only three 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 Theresa Devota (23 October 1708 – 20 May 1726), Mademoiselle de Chabreuil.

Antonio also had a number of illegitimate children:

with Elisabeth Durfort (a dancer)

Antoine Grimaldi (1697–1784), known as le Chevalier de Grimaldi

with Victoire Vertu (dancer at the Paris opera)

Antoinette Grimaldi, called mademoiselle de Saint-Remy

with an unknown woman

Louise Marie Therese Grimaldi (1705–1723)

References

Antonio I, Prince of Monaco Wikipedia

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