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Claudine, Lady of Monaco

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Reign
  
1457–1458

Father
  
Catalan Grimaldi

Parents
  
Catalan, Lord of Monaco

Predecessor
  
Catalan

Mother
  
Blanche del Caretto

Successor
  
Lamberto

Name
  
Claudine, of

Noble family
  
Grimaldi

Died
  
November 19, 1515, Monaco


Spouse
  
Lamberto, Lord of Monaco (m. 1465–1494)

Children
  
Lucien, Lord of Monaco, Augustine Grimaldi, Jean II, Lord of Monaco

Grandparents
  
Jean I, Lord of Monaco

Grandchildren
  
Honore I, Lord of Monaco

Claudine or Claudia (c. 1451 – 19 November 1515) was Lady regnant of Monaco between 1457 and 1458, and then Lady consort of Monaco as spouse of Lord Lambert of Monaco.

Claudine was the only child of her father, Catalan Grimaldi. At his death, her father stated in his will that she should marry her cousin to ensure that the Grimaldi family should keep the throne of Monaco. She became Lady of Monaco at her father's death in 1457, under the regency of her paternal grandmother, Pomelline Fregoso. After only one year of reign, she abdicated (1458) in favour of her cousin Lambert, her future spouse. In 1465, seven years after her abdication, she married Lambert and became Lady of Monaco as his spouse.

Upon Lambert's death in 1494, their son Jean became Lord of Monaco as Jean II. Claudine outived Jean, who was murdered in 1505 by his brother Lucien, the subsequent lord. Claudine died in 1515 during Lucien's reign.

Issue

Claudine had at least six children;

  • Jean II (1468 – 11 October 1505)
  • Louis (deemed insane and barred from the inheritance)
  • Bianca
  • Augustino, Bishop of Grasse (1482 – 14 April 1532)
  • Françoise (d. before 1523); married Luc Doria. Her son Bartholomew Doria murdered her brother Lucien.
  • Lucien (1487 – 22 August 1523)
  • References

    Claudine, Lady of Monaco Wikipedia