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Ercole, Lord of Monaco

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Ercole
Lord of Monaco
Reign17 May 1589 – 29 November 1604
PredecessorCharles II
SuccessorHonoré II
Born24 September 1562
Monaco
Died29 November 1604(1604-11-29) (aged 42)
Monaco
Burial
Saint Nicholas Cathedral
SpouseMaria Landi
IssueHonoré II
Giovanna Grimaldi
Names
Ercole Grimaldi
HouseGrimaldi
FatherHonoré I, Lord of Monaco
MotherIsabella Grimaldi
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Ercole (24 September 1562 – 29 November 1604) was Lord of Monaco from 17 May 1589 until his death on 29 November 1604 aged 42.

Ercole was the youngest of four sons of Honoré I (1522–1581) and Isabella Grimaldi. His eldest brother Charles II became Lord of Monaco on the death of their father in 1581. Ercole's two elder brothers Francois (1557–1586) and Horace (1558–1559) died in childhood, thus leaving Ercole as heir to his brother Charles II, who died without issue in 1589 at the age of 34. Ercole was 27 years old.

He married Maria Landi on 15 September 1595;[1]: 54  the marriage produced three children;

Ercole was murdered in 1604 and his six-year-old son Honoré became Lord of Monaco under the regency of Ercole's brother-in-law, Frederico Landi, 4th Prince of Val di Taro. Honoré was the first Lord of Monaco to be called Prince of Monaco.

References

  1. ^ Mauro Lucco (2000). A New Portrait by Raphael and Its Historical Context. Artibus et Historiae 21 (41): 49–73. (subscription required)
Preceded by Lord of Monaco
1589–1604 		Succeeded by


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