Louise-Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco
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Louise-Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco (Monaco, October 10, 1697- Monaco, December 29, 1731) is the ancestress of the current reigning royal family of Monaco.
She was the daughter of Antonio I of Monaco and Maria of Lorraine.
Because she had no brothers, Louise Hippolyte became heir to the throne of Monaco. Her father decided , with the permission of Louis XIV, that her future husband would be given the name of Grimaldi and was to rule Monaco, together with Louise Hippolyte.
On October 20, 1715, at the age of 18 she married Jacques François Goyon de Matignon and went on to have eight children.
The marriage wasn't very happy. Her husband preferred to stay more in Versailles than in Monaco, were he had several mistresses.
After the death of her father, Louise Hippolyte travels from Paris to Monaco on April 4, 1731 and receives an enthusiast reception by the population. When Jacques joins her few time later, the reception is much colder.
At the end of 1731, Louise Hippolyte dies of smallpox. Her husband neglects the affairs of state and has to leave the country in May 1732. He abdicates in favor of his son Honoré the next year.
| Preceded by Antoine I |
Sovereign Princess of Monaco 1731 |
Succeeded by Jacques I |
