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Charles III Prince of Monaco Reign 20 June 1856 - 10 September 1889
(33 years, 82 days)Predecessor Florestan I Successor Albert I Spouse Antoinette de Mérode Issue Albert I, Prince of Monaco House House of Grimaldi Father Florestan I of Monaco Mother Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz Born 8 December 1818
Paris, FranceDied 10 September 1889 (aged 70)
Château de MarchaisBurial Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Monaco-Ville, MonacoCharles III (8 December 1818 – 10 September 1889) was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 20 June 1856 to his death. He was the founder of the famous casino in Monte Carlo, as his title in Monegasque and Italian was Carlo III.[1]
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Birth
He was born in Paris Charles Honoré Grimaldi, the only son of Florestan I of Monaco and Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz.
Marriage and reign
Charles was married on 28 September 1846 in Brussels to Antoinette de Mérode-Westerloo. He was succeeded by his son Albert I of Monaco. During his reign, the towns of Menton and Roquebrune, constituting some 80 percent of Monegasque territory, were formally ceded to France, paving the way for formal French recognition of Monaco's independence.
Under Charles III, the Principality of Monaco increased its diplomatic activities; for example, in 1864, Charles III concluded a Treaty of Friendship with the Bey of Tunis, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, which also regulated trade and maritime issues.
Honours
He was the 182nd Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword.
Monte Carlo is named after Charles III. It stands for the "Mount Charles" in Italian.
Death
In his middle years his sight greatly weakened, and by the last decade of his life he had become almost totally blind. He died at Château de Marchais.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Charles III, Prince of Monaco 16. Jacques I, Prince of Monaco 8. Honoré III, Prince of Monaco 17. Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco 4. Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco 18. Giuseppe Brignole, Marquis of Groppoli 9. Maria Caterina Brignole 19. Maria Anna Balbi 2. Florestan I, Prince of Monaco 20. Louis Marie d'Aumont, Duke of Aumont 10. Louis Marie d'Aumont, Duke of Aumont 21. Victoire Félicité de Durfort 5. Louise d'Aumont 22. Emmanuel Félicité de Durfort, 4th Duke of Duras 11. Louise Jeanne de Durfort, Duchess of Mazarin 23. Charlotte-Antoinette de La Porte Mazarin 1.Charles III, Prince of Monaco 24. Simon Gibert 12. Thomas Gibert 25. Marie Louise Prévost 6. Charles Thomas Gibert de Lametz 26. Noël Augustin Moret 13. Françoise Moret 27. Madeleine Thérèse Galleran 3. Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz 14. François Louis Michel Le Gras de Vaubercey 7. Marie Françoise Le Gras de Vaubercey 15. Gabrielle Françoise des Courtils References
Charles III, Prince of MonacoCadet branch of the House of MatignonBorn: 8 December 1818 Died: 10 September 1889Regnal titles Preceded by
Florestan IPrince of Monaco
1856–1889Succeeded by
Albert IMonegasque royalty Preceded by
Florestan IHereditary Prince of Monaco
1841–1856Succeeded by
Albert IMarquis of Baux
1841–1856Titles of nobility Preceded by
Florestan IDuke of Valentinois
1856–1889Succeeded by
Albert I1st Generation Ercole, Marquis of Baux2nd Generation 3rd Generation Antonio I, Prince of Monaco · François Honoré, Archbishop of Besançon4th Generation 5th Generation Antoine, Marquis des Baux · Honoré III, Prince of Monaco · Charles, Count of Carladés · Prince Jacques · François Charles, Count of Thorigny · Charles Maurice, Count of Valentinois ·6th Generation Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco · Prince Joseph7th Generation 8th Generation Charles III, Prince of Monaco9th Generation 10th Generation 11th Generation 12th Generation 13th Generation 14th Generation none*prince by marriage· Honoré II (1612-1662) · Louis I (1662–1701) · Antonio I (1701-1731) · Louise Hippolyte (1731) · Jacques I (1731-1733) · Honoré III (1733-1793) · Honoré IV (1814-1819) · Honoré V (1819-1841) · Florestan I (1841-1856) · Charles III (1856–1889) · Albert I (1889-1922) · Louis II (1922–1949) · Rainier III (1949–2005) · Albert II (2005-present)Categories:- 1818 births
- 1889 deaths
- Roman Catholic monarchs
- House of Grimaldi
- Hereditary Princes of Monaco
- Princes of Monaco
- Burials at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
- Monegasque princes
- People from Paris
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