Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
Honoré II | |
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Hercule, Lord of Monaco | |
Mother | Maria Landi |
Honoré II (24 December 1597 – 10 January 1662) was
Early life
Honoré II was born on 24 December 1597. He was the son of
Adulthood
From adulthood, Honoré started to criticize Spain and turned to France for support.
During his reign he did much to extend, rebuild and transform the Genoese fortress that was the Grimaldi's stronghold into what is today Monaco's Princely Palace.
Marriage and family
On 13 February 1616 he married Ippolita Trivulzio (d. 1638). The couple had one son.
- Ercole Grimaldi, Marquis of Baux (1623 – 2 August 1651); married on 4 July 1641 to Maria Aurelia Spinola(d. 29 September 1670)
- Louis (25 July 1642 – 3 January 1701)
- Marie Hippolyte (8 May 1644 – 8 October 1694)
- Jeanne Marie (b. 4 June 1645)
- Thérèse Marie (4 September 1648 – 20 July 1723) ancestress of Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina
After Hercules (Ercole, age 27) was killed in firearms accident, Louis became Honoré's heir at the age of 9.[1]
Death and legacy
Honoré died on 10 January 1662. He was interred in the
A collector's silver coin has been issued by the Treasury of Monaco portraying Honoré II on the occasion of the 400th anniversary (1612 – 2012) of the use of the title "Sovereign Prince." The silver coin has a €10 face value.
References
- ^ The Mad Monarchist (10 April 2012). "Whatever Happened to Hercules". Mad for Monaco. madformonaco.blogspot.com. Retrieved 17 September 2012.