- 1595-1604: Lady Consort of Monaco
Donna Maria Landi Grimaldi was born 1562 in Italy to Claudio Landi (1543-1589) and Juana Fernandez de Cordova (1532-) and died 19 January 1599 Monaco, Monaco of unspecified causes. She married Ercole I of Monaco (1562-1604) 11 October 1595 in Paris, Seine, France.
Maria Landi, was a Lady consort of Monaco by marriage to Ercole Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco.[1]
Life
Maria was a daughter of Claudio Landi, Prince of Val di Taro, and Juana Fernández de Córdoba y Milá de Aragón.
She married Grimaldi on 15 September 1595.[2]:54 The marriage was arranged through Ercole's good contacts at the Spanish court and gave him great prestige, as Maria was a descendant of the Royal House of Aragon through her mother, which made Ercole related to the king of Aragon.[1]
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:
Family
Ercole I of Monaco (1562-1604) married Maria Landi on 15 September 1595;[2]:54 the marriage produced three children;
- Giovanna Maria Grimaldi (1596-1620), married Gian Giacomo Teodoro Trivulzio, Conte di Melzo, Principe di Musocco.
- Jeanne Grimaldi (1597-1620)
- Honore II of Monaco (1597-1662) married Ippolita Trivulzio. Successor to Father as Lord of Monaco.
- Maria Claudia Grimaldi (1599-1668) - Carmelite nun in Genoa (1 January 1599 – 1668).
Ercole was murdered in 1604 and his six-year-old son Honore II of Monaco (1597-1662) 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.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Giovanna Maria Grimaldi (1596-1620) | |||
| Jeanne Grimaldi (1597-1620) | |||
| Honore II of Monaco (1597-1662) | 24 December 1597 Monaco, Monaco | 10 January 1662 Monaco, Monaco | Ippolita Trivulzio (1600-1638) |
| Maria Claudia Grimaldi (1599-1668) | |||
Siblings
Residences
See Also
- Maria Landi
- Landi Family
- Landi in Italy
- Landi in Monaco
Bibliography
- Pemberton, H. The History of Monaco: Past and Present. Tinsley Brothers. London: 1867. URL: https://archive.org/details/historyofmonacop00pemb
- Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, volume II, table 201.
External Links
- wikipedia:en:Ercole, Lord of Monaco
- Ercole, Lord of Monaco at thePeerage
- Ercole, Lord of Monaco, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Ercole-I-Grimaldi-signore-di-Monaco/5294809788890132187, retrieved 01 May 2023
Royal Succession Chart
Maria Landi (1562-1599) Born: 15?? Died: 1599
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| Preceded by Isabella Grimaldi |
Consort of Monaco 1595–1599 |
Succeeded by Ippolita Trivulzio (as Princess of Monaco) |
References
- ^ a b Saige, Gustave (1897). Monaco: Ses Origines et Son Histoire. Imprimerie de Monaco. https://archive.org/details/monaco00saiggoog. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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