Giuseppe Brignole
Giuseppe Brignole-Sale | |
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| 7th Palazzo Rosso, Republic of Genoa | |
| Died | 6 January 1769 (aged 65) Palazzo Rosso, Republic of Genoa |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Anna Balbi |
| Issue | Maria Caterina, Princess of Monaco |
| Father | Anton Giulio Brignole-Sale |
| Mother | Isabella Brignole |
Giuseppe Maria Brignole-Sale (1703–1769) was a
Princess of Monaco and later Princess of Condé. He was the 7th Marquess of Groppoli. The reigning Albert II of Monaco
is a direct descendant.
Biography
Giuseppe was the son of Anton Giulio Brignole-Sale, 5th Marquess of Groppoli (1673–1710) and Isabella Brignole, one of the most powerful and wealthy families in the Republic of Genoa. His brothers Gio Francesco Brignole Sale, 6th Marquess (1695–1760) and Rodolfo Brignole-Sale, 8th Marquess (1708–1774) acted as Doges of Genoa.
At the premature death of his older brother Gian Giacomo, Giuseppe married his own sister-in-law
maréchal de Richelieu
.
Like his brothers, Brignole acted as
Louis XV spoiled the relations between Honoré III and the Duke of La Vallière
. Negotiations then changed and their daughter Maria Caterina married Honrore III by Proxy on 15 June 1757. Mother and daughter then went to Monaco by ship.
In 1760 he became the 7th
Palazzo Rosso
in Genoa.
Issue
- Maria Caterina Brignole (7 October 1737 – 18 March 1813) married Honoré III, Prince of Monaco and had issue. Remarried in 1798 to Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, no issue.
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