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Jacques I of Monaco (1689-1751)

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Jacques I of Monaco

Jacques François Léonor Goyon de Matignon Grimaldi was born 21 November 1689 in Torigni-sur-Vire, Manche, Lower Normandy, France to Jacques de Matignon (1644-1725) and Charlotte de Matignon (1654-1721) and died 23 April 1751 Hotel Matignon, Paris, Seine, France of unspecified causes. He married Louise Hippolyte Grimaldi (1697-1731) 20 October 1715 in Paris, Seine, France.

Jacques I was Prince of Monaco from 1731 to 1733. He was also Duke of Valentinois from 1716 until 1733, and Count of Thorigny.[1]

Life and reign

Jacques came from an ancient Norman family. "Thorigny" is now called Torigni-sur-Vire, where the Mairie is the former family chateau. His uncle was Marshal Charles Auguste de Goÿon de Matignon.

He was a son of Jacques Goÿon de Matignon, jure uxoris Comte de Thorigny, and Charlotte Goyon de Matignon, Comtesse de Thorigny suo jure.

When Antonio I of Monaco and his wife Marie de Lorraine-Armagnac were looking for a consort for their daughter and heir Louise Hippolyte of Monaco, the family proposed him as a candidate. His candidacy was supported by King Louis XIV of France, who wanted to solidify French influence in Monaco.

Jacques and Louise Hippolyte married on 20 October 1715 and had nine children. The wedding ceremony was the first official act that the five-year-old king, Louis XV, carried out during the Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.

The marriage wasn't very happy. Jacques preferred to stay more in Versailles, where he had several mistresses, than in Monaco.

After the death of Antonio I of Monaco, Louise Hippolyte traveled from Paris to Monaco on 4 April 1731 and received an enthusiastic reception by the population. When Jacques joined her several times later, the reception was much colder.

Jacques served as regent for his wife from 21 February 1731 to her death. At the end of 1731, Louise Hippolyte died of smallpox. Jacques I neglected the affairs of state and, under pressure from the population, had to leave the country in May 1732. He abdicated in favor of his son Honoré the next year.

He spent the last years of his life in Versailles and Paris. It was at Versailles that Louise-Françoise de Bourbon-Maine, a grand daughter of Louis XIV and his mistress, Madame de Montespan, was proposed as a wife for the widowed prince; despite having a large dowry, (she was the daughter of the Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine and his wife, Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon) the marriage never materialised and the prince never married again.

His Paris residence was named after him Hôtel Matignon and is today the official residence of the Prime Minister of France. Prior to his death, he was a frequent visitor to Versailles with his son.

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:


Issue

  1. Antoine Charles Marie (16 December 1717 – 4 February 1718), "Marquis des Baux Comte de Matignon".
  2. Charlotte Thérèse Nathalie (19 March 1719 – 1790), nun at the Convent of Visitation in Paris.
  3. Honore III of Monaco (1720-1795) - successor to father as Prince of Monaco
  4. Charles Marie Auguste (1 January 1722 – 24 August 1749), "Count of Carladés".
  5. Jacques (9 June 1723 – June 1723).
  6. Louise Françoise (15 July 1724 – 15 September 1729), Mademoiselle des Baux.
  7. François Charles (4 February 1726 – 9 December 1743), "Comte de Thorigny".
  8. Charles Maurice (14 May 1727 – 18 January 1798), Count of Valentinois; married on 10 November 1749 to Marie Chrétienne de Rouvroy; no issue.
  9. Marie Françoise Anne Thérése (20 July 1728 – 20 June 1743), Mademoiselle d'Estouteville.



Children


Offspring of Prince Jacques I of Monaco and Louise Hippolyte Grimaldi (1697-1731)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Antoine-Charles Marie Grimaldi (1717-1718)
Charlotte Therese Nathalie Grimaldi (1719-1790)
Honore III of Monaco (1720-1795) 10 November 1720 Paris, Seine, France 21 March 1795 Maria Caterina Brignole-Sale (1737-1813)
Charles Marie Auguste Grimaldi (1722-1749)
Jacques Grimaldi (1723-1723)
Louise Francoise Grimaldi (1724-1729)
Francois Charles Grimaldi (1726-1743)
Charles Maurice Grimaldi (1727-1790)
Louise Francoise Grimaldi (1728-1743)
Charles Etienne Pierre Marie Grimaldi (1730-1743)



Siblings

Residences

See Also

  • Jacques de Matignon
  • De Matignon Family
  • De Matignon in Normandy
  • Grimaldi in France
  • Grimaldi in Monaco.

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Royal Succession Charts

Regnal titles
Preceded by
Louise Hippolyte 		Prince of Monaco
29 December 1731 – 7 November 1733 		Succeeded by
Honoré III
Monegasque royalty
Preceded by
Marie de Lorraine-Armagnac 		Prince consort of Monaco
20 February – 29 December 1731 		Succeeded by
Maria Caterina Brignole-Sale

References

  1. ^ "Jaques". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-32681534. 



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