Isabella Grimaldi (15?? – 1583) was Lady of

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by marriage to

Honoré I, Lord of Monaco Honoré I or Onorato I (16 December 1522 – 7 October 1581) was Monaco, Lord of Monaco from 22 August 1523 to 7 October 1581. Life Honoré was the youngest child of Lucien, Lord of Monaco, Lucien Grimaldi (1487–1523) and Jeanne de Pontevès-C ...

. Isabella was the daughter of Giovanni Battista Grimaldi, Lord of Montaudion, and Maddalena Pallavicini. She was the niece of Etienne (Stephen) Grimaldi (d. 1561), who was the regent of Honoré I during his minority (1532-1540) and continued to be the de facto ruler of Monaco until his death, and the marriage between Isabella and Honoré I was arranged by Etienne. The marriage took place in 1545. She was widowed in 1581.

Issue

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(26 January 1555 – 17 May 1589) *François (1557–1586) *Horace (1558–1559) *

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(24 September 1562 – 21 November 1604)

References

* Michel-Yves Mourou, ''Princesses de Monaco'', Editions du Rocher, Monaco, 2010. 1583 deaths 16th-century births Isabella Princesses of Monaco People of Ligurian descent Mothers of Monegasque monarchs {{France-noble-stub