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Charles III of Monaco (1818-1889)

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CharlesIII of Monaco

Charles Honoré Grimaldi was born 8 December 1818 in Paris, France to Florestan of Monaco (1785-1856) and Marie Caroline Gibert de Lametz (1793-1879) and died 10 September 1889 Marchais, Essone, Ile-de-France, France of unspecified causes. He married Antoinette Ghislaine Merode (1828-1864) 28 September 1846 in Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.

Biography

Charles was was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 20 June 1856 to his death. He was the founder of the famous casino in Monte Carlo, as his title in Monegasque and Italian was Carlo III.[1] He was born in Paris, the only son of Florestan, Prince of Monaco, and Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz.

House of Grimaldi

Great coat of arms of the house of Grimaldi

Great coat of arms of the House of Grimaldi.

The Grimaldi Family, with few exceptions for enemy occupations, have been primary rulers of Monaco since the 13th Century. Their family ancestry can be easily traced to many of the great noble families of Europe. See Also:

Marriage and reign

While he was Hereditary Prince, Charles was married on 28 September 1846 in Brussels to Countess Antoinette de Mérode-Westerloo.[2] He succeeded his father Prince Florestan in 1856.

During his reign, the towns of Menton and Roquebrune, constituting some 80 percent of Monegasque territory, were formally ceded to France, paving the way for formal French recognition of Monaco's independence. Rebellions in these towns, aided by the Kingdom of Sardinia, had exhausted Monaco's military resources for decades.[2]

The Principality was in dire need of cash flow,[3] so Prince Charles and his mother, Princess Caroline, had the idea of erecting a casino.[4] The Monte Carlo Casino was designed, according to the Prince's liking, in the German style and placed at the site of Les Spélugues.[5] Monte Carlo (in English, Mount Charles) itself takes its name from Charles, after all its founder.[4][6] Charles established a society (business) to run the Casino; this society is today the Société des bains de mer de Monaco.[3]

Under Charles III, the Principality of Monaco increased its diplomatic activities; for example, in 1864, Charles III concluded a Treaty of Friendship with the Bey of Tunis, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, which also regulated trade and maritime issues.[7]

Death

In his middle years his sight greatly weakened, and by the last decade of his life he had become almost totally blind. In fact, Dr. Thomas Henry Pickering wrote in 1882: "So far back as 1860, Prince Charles lost his eyesight...."[5]

He died at Château de Marchais on 10 September 1889.[2] He was succeeded by his son Albert I of Monaco.


Children


Offspring of Charles III of Monaco and Antoinette Ghislaine Merode (1828-1864)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Albert I of Monaco (1848-1922) 13 November 1848 Paris, Ile-de-France, France 26 June 1922 Crequy, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850-1922)
Marie Alice Heine (1857-1925)



Siblings


Offspring of Florestan of Monaco (1785-1856) and Marie Caroline Gibert de Lametz (1793-1879)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Charles III of Monaco (1818-1889) 8 December 1818 Paris, France 10 September 1889 Marchais, Essone, Ile-de-France, France Antoinette Ghislaine Merode (1828-1864)
Florestine Gabrielle Antoinette Grimaldi (1833-1897) 22 October 1833 Fontenay-aux-Roses, Seine, France 24 April 1897 Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany Friedrich von Wurtemburg (1810-1869)

Residences

See Also

Bibliography

External Links

Honours

Monte Carlo is named after Charles III. It stands for the "Mount Charles" in Italian.

The Order of Saint-Charles was instituted on 15 March 1858, during the reign of Prince Charles III.[2]

He received the following decorations and awards:

  • Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, with Collar, 27 March 1863 (Sweden-Norway)[8]
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, in Brilliants, 16 February 1865 (Denmark)[9]
  • Grand Cross of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Ludwig, 17 April 1865 (Grand Duchy of Hesse)[10]
  • Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III, 17 February 1867 (Spain)[11]
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, 7 July 1869 (Kingdom of Prussia)[12]
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion, 1869 (Grand Duchy of Baden)[13]
  • Officer of the Legion d'Honneur, for his service in the French Navy in the Franco-Prussian War (French Empire)[5]
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (civil division), 30 August 1874 (Belgium)[14]
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, 1882 (Austria-Hungary)[15]
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the White Eagle (civil division), 29 May 1883 (Kingdom of Serbia)[16]
  • Knight of the Supreme Order of Christ (Holy See)
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Kingdom of Portugal)

Royal Succession Charts

Charles III of Monaco (1818-1889)
Cadet branch of the House of Matignon
Born: 8 December 1818 Died: 10 September 1889
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Florestan 		Prince of Monaco
1856–1889 		Succeeded by
Albert I
Monegasque royalty
Preceded by
Florestan 		Hereditary Prince of Monaco
1841–1856 		Succeeded by
Albert I
Marquis of Baux
1841–1856
Titles of nobility
Preceded by
Florestan 		Duke of Valentinois
1856–1889 		Succeeded by
Albert I

Refefences

  1. ^ "Referred to also as Carlo III.". http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/23349/6f458/. 
  2. ^ a b c d Saige, Gustave (1897). Monaco: Ses Origines et Son Histoire. Imprimerie de Monaco. 
  3. ^ a b Walsh, John (31 May 2013). "All that glitters in Monte Carlo". http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/all-that-glitters-in-monte-carlo-8639110.html. 
  4. ^ a b Englund, Steven (1 May 1984). Grace of Monaco: An Interpretive Biography (Hardcover ed.). Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385188128. https://archive.org/details/graceofmonacoint00engl. 
  5. ^ a b c Pickering, Dr. Thomas Henry (1882). Monaco: The Beauty Spot of the Riviera. Fleet Printing Works. https://archive.org/details/monacobeautyspo00pickgoog. 
  6. ^ Bonarrigo, Sabrina. "Entretenir la flamme 'Monte-Carlo'". http://www.monacohebdo.mc/17106-entretenir-la-flamme-monte-carlo. 
  7. ^ "Mad for Monaco: H.S.H. Prince Charles III". 10 July 2009. http://madmonaco.blogspot.com/2009/07/hsh-prince-charles-iii.html. 
  8. ^ Sveriges och Norges statskalender. Liberförlag. 1874. p. 703. https://books.google.com/books?id=9JhaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA703. 
  9. ^ Kongelig Dansk Hof-og Statskalendar (1880) (in Danish), "De Kongelig Danske Ridderordener", p. 8
  10. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 12
  11. ^ "Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III" (in es). Guía Oficial de España. 1887. p. 156. http://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/issue.vm?id=0000941464&search=&lang=es. 
  12. ^ "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste, 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 22, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015049878831&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021 
  13. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1873), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 74
  14. ^ Belgien (1875). Almanach royal officiel: 1875. p. 55. https://books.google.com/books?id=yiBoAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA55. 
  15. ^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ https://journaldemonaco.gouv.mc/var/jdm/storage/original/application/11f3a98ecacd5a7627aa845ac0444651.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF



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