Prince Joseph of Monaco
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Prince Joseph of Monaco was a Monagasque prince and brother of Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco
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and his Genovese
wife Maria Caterina Brignole. He received the name of this maternal grandfather Giuseppe Brignole
. From birth he was styled as Prince Joseph of Monaco. He married Françoise Thérèse Félicité de Choiseul, a niece of Étienne François de Choiseul
, on 6 April 1782. The happy marriage produced three children only one of which went on to have further progeny. During the French Revolution
, Grimaldi lost his wife who was executed in July 1794. After the death of his wife he remarried to Frances Rainford. The couple had no issue.
Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco
Honoré IV was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 12 March 1795 to 16 February 1819. He was the son of Prince Honoré III by his wife, Maria Caterina Brignole, a Genoese noblewoman...
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Biography
He was the second son of Honoré III, Prince of MonacoHonoré III, Prince of Monaco
Honoré III ruled as Prince of Monaco and was Duke of Valentinois for almost sixty years from 1733 to 1793...
and his Genovese
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
wife Maria Caterina Brignole. He received the name of this maternal grandfather Giuseppe Brignole
Giuseppe Brignole
Giuseppe Brignole was a Genovese nobleman and father of Maria Caterina Brignole, Princess of Monaco and later Princess of Condé. He was the Marquis of Groppoli...
. From birth he was styled as Prince Joseph of Monaco. He married Françoise Thérèse Félicité de Choiseul, a niece of Étienne François de Choiseul
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul
Étienne-François, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul was a French military officer, diplomat and statesman. Between 1758 and 1761, and 1766 and 1770, he was Foreign Minister of France and had a strong influence on France's global strategy throughout the period...
, on 6 April 1782. The happy marriage produced three children only one of which went on to have further progeny. During the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, Grimaldi lost his wife who was executed in July 1794. After the death of his wife he remarried to Frances Rainford. The couple had no issue.
Issue
- Marie Camille Athénais Grimaldi (22 Apr 1784 – 8 May 1879) married René de La Tour du Pin, Marquis of La Tour du Pin and had issue.
- Athénais Euphrasie Louise Philippine Grimaldi (2 June 1786 – 11 September 1860) married Auguste Michel Felicité Le Tellier de Souvre, Marquis of Louvois and had no issue.
- Delphine Aimée Charlotte Grimaldi (born 22 July 1788) never married.
Titles and styles
- 10 September 1763 – 28 June 1816 His Serene Highness Prince Joseph of Monaco