Jacques I, Prince of Monaco
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Jacques I of Monaco
Portrait by Nicolas de Largillière |
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| Prince of Monaco | |||||
| Reign | 29 December 1731 – 7 November 1733 |
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| Predecessor | Louise Hippolyte | ||||
| Successor | Honoré III | ||||
| Prince consort of Monaco | |||||
| Reign | 20 February – 29 December 1731 | ||||
| Born |
21 November 1689 Torigni-sur-Vire, Normandy, France |
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| Died | 23 April 1751 (aged 61) Hôtel Matignon, Paris, France |
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| Spouse | Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco | ||||
| Issue Detail |
Prince Antoine, Marquis des Baux Princess Charlotte Honoré III, Prince of Monaco Prince Charles, Count of Carladés Prince Jacques Princess Louise Prince François, Count of Thorigny Prince Charles Maurice, Count of Valentinois Princess Marie |
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| House | Grimaldi | ||||
| Father | Jacques Goyon de Matignon | ||||
| Mother | Charlotte, Comtesse de Thorigny | ||||
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| Jacques François Léonor Goyon de Matignon Grimaldi |
Jacques Goÿon de Matignon (Jacques François Léonor; 21 November 1689 – 23 April 1751) was Count of Thorigny, Prince of Monaco as Jacques I, and the fourth Duke of Valentinois from 1731 until 1733.
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 was looking for a consort for his 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 than in Monaco, where he had several mistresses.
After the death of Antonio I of Monaco, Louise Hippolyte traveled from Paris to Monaco on 4 April 1731 and received an enthusiast reception by the population. When Jacques joined her several times later, the reception was much colder.
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