Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco

Honoré IV (17 May 1758 – 16 February 1819) was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 1814 to 16 February 1819. Because of his health, the state of affairs was managed by a regency of brother Joseph Grimaldi, and his son Prince Honoré V.

Honoré IV
Prince of Monaco
Reign30 May 1814 – 16 February 1819
PredecessorNational Convention
as de facto ruling government
Honoré III
as previous reigning monarch
SuccessorHonoré V
Born(1758-05-17)17 May 1758
Paris, Kingdom of France
Died16 February 1819(1819-02-16) (aged 60)
Burial
Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
SpouseLouise d'Aumont
IssueHonoré V, Prince of Monaco
Florestan I, Prince of Monaco
Full name
Honoré Grimaldi
HouseGrimaldi
FatherHonoré III, Prince of Monaco
MotherMaria Caterina Brignole

Life

He was the son of Prince Honoré III and Maria Caterina Brignole.

During the French occupation of Monaco, Honoré IV was imprisoned for several years. After the fall of Napoleon I in 1814, he regained control of the principality thanks to a clause added by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord at the Congress of Vienna stating that, "the Prince of Monaco should return to his estates", and passed on his titles to his eldest son, Honoré V, Prince of Monaco.

Illnesses resulting from his imprisonment incapacitated Honoré IV in his later years, and following the re-establishment of the Principality in 1814, a regency was established to rule in Honoré's name. This regency was directed, first, by his brother Joseph Grimaldi, then from 1815 by his son, the Hereditary Prince Honoré, who succeeded him in 1819 as Sovereign Prince Honoré V.[1]

Family

Honoré IV married Louise Félicité Victoire d'Aumont, Duchess of Aumont, Duchess Mazarin and of La Meilleraye on 15 July 1777 in Paris. They divorced in 1798. They had two sons:

  1. Honoré V, Prince of Monaco (1778–1841)
  2. Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785–1856)
Royal Monogram of Prince Honoré IV of Monaco

Ancestry

References

  1. de la Canorgue, Victor (1851). Les règnes d'Honoré V et de Florestan I, princes de Monaco (Digital ed.). University of Lausanne. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
Prince Honoré III
Born: 17 May 1758 Died: 16 February 1819
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Prince Honoré III
Prince of Monaco
1814-1819
Succeeded by
Prince Honoré V
Monegasque royalty
Preceded by
Prince Charles Maurice, Count of Valentinois
Hereditary Prince of Monaco
1758-1814
Succeeded by
Prince Honoré
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