Antonio I, Prince of Monaco

Antonio I ( 25 January 1661 – 20 February 1731) was the sovereign Prince of Monaco from 1701 to 1731.

Early life Antonio was the elder son of Louis I of Monaco and Catherine Charlotte de Gramont.

Career In 1683, Antonio was named lieutenant in the Régiment du Roi Infanterie. In 1684, he was named colonel of the regiment of Soissonois. During the Nine Years War he was present at the Battle of Philippsburg (1688), the Battle of Fleurus (1690), the Siege of Mons (1691), and the Siege of Namur (1692).

On 21 August 1702, Antonio took the oath to King Louis XIV of France in the Parlement on account of being Duke of Valentinois and a Peer of France. He was made a knight of the French royal orders in 1724.

He "completed the fortifications of the Rock of Monaco, constructed the Oreillon and the Fort Antoine." was constructed between 1707 and 1708. Together, they had six daughters, of whom only three survived infancy:

Caterina Charlotte (1691–1696), "Mademoiselle de Monaco", died in early childhood. Louise Hippolyte (1697–1731), successor of her father. Elisabetta Charlotte (1698–1702), "Mademoiselle de Valentinois", died in childhood. Margherita Camilla (1700–1758), "Mademoiselle de Carlades"; who married Louis de Gand-Vilain, Prince of Isenghien and Marshal of France, in 1720. Maria Devota (1702–1703), "Mademoiselle des Baux", died in infancy. Maria Paolina Theresa Devota (1708–1726), "Mademoiselle de Chabreuil", who died unmarried at 18.

Antonio also had a number of illegitimate children:

with Elisabeth Durfort (a dancer) Antoine Grimaldi (1697–1784), known as the Chevalier de Grimaldi with Victoire Vertu (dancer at the Paris opera) Antoinette Grimaldi (1699–?), called mademoiselle de Saint-Rémy with an unidentified Provençal lady Louise Marie Thérèse Grimaldi (1705–1723)

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