Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
- Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
Honoré II (24 December 1597-10 January 1662) was Sovereign Prince of Monaco. He was the first to be called Prince, but started his reign as Lord of Monaco.
He was the son of Hercule, Lord of Monaco (24 September 1562 - 21 November 1604) and Maria Landi. His father was murdered, when he was six, and he succeeded under the regency of his uncle, Frederico Landi, prince of Val di Taro. Landi was a loyal ally and friend of Spain and allowed the country to be occupied by Spanish troops in 1605. The inhabitants of Monaco were prohibited to carry arms and the Prince and his two sisters were moved to Milan. The "Council of Monaco" tried to limit Spanish power but the occupation lasted until 1614, and a strong Spanish influence remained until 1633, when it recognized Honoré as a sovereign prince.
From adulthood, Honoré started to criticize Spain and turned to France for support. Louis XIII gave him the support he needed and this resulted in the Treaty of Péronne. This ended Spanish rule and put Monaco under French protection, recognizing and guaranteeing Monegasque sovereignty. As a consequence Honoré lost his Spanish and Italian possessions, but was compensated by King Louis XIII of France with the marquisate "Les Baux" and the title of Duke of Valentinois.
During his reign he did much to extend, rebuild and transform the Genoese fortress that was the Grimaldi's stronghold into what is today Monaco's Royal Palace.
Marriage & Issue
On 13 February 1616 he married Ippolita Trivulzio (d. 1638). The couple had one son.
* Hercules (1623 - 2 August 1651); married on 4 July 1641 to Aurelia Spinola (d. 29 September 1670)
**Louis (25 July 1642-3 January 1701)
**Maria Ippolita (8 May 1644-8 October 1694)
**Giovanna Maria (b. 4 June 1645)
**Teresa Maria (4 September 1648-20 July 1723)
After Hercules was killed in battle, his 9 year old son Louis became Honoré's heir.
Burial
Honoré was interred in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas (it stood on the location of the current cathedral) in Monaco.
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