Princess Charlotte of Monaco (1719–1790)

Monegasque princess and nun

Princess Charlotte of Monaco

Portrait of Charlotte by Pierre Gobert in 1733

Born| (1719-03-19)19 March 1719
Hôtel Matignon, Paris
Kingdom of France
Died| 30 March 1790
| Names

Charlotte Thérèse Nathalie Grimaldi
House| Grimaldi
Father| Jacques I, Prince of Monaco
Mother| Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco
Occupation| Nun

Princess Charlotte Thérèse Nathalie of Monaco (19 March 1719 – 1790) was a Monegasque princess and a Visitandine nun.

## Biography

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Princess Charlotte was born on 19 March 1719 at the Hôtel Matignon in Paris to Jacques I, Prince of Monaco and Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco.[1] In 1724, Charlotte was engaged to Frédéric Jules de La Tour, Prince d'Auvergne, however the engagement was broken off and she never married.[2]

In 1733, Pierre Gobert made a portrait of the princess.[2]

On 21 January 1738 Charlotte took religious vows and became a nun at the Convent of the Visitation.[3] A number of times Charlotte left the convent to visit her family.[2]

Charlotte received the veil from the hands of the old Archbishop de Besançon.[4]

She died in 1790.

## References

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1. ^ Edwards, Anne (1992). The Grimaldis of Monaco: Centuries of Scandal, Years of Grace. New York: William Morrow. p. 347\. ISBN 0688088376.
2. ^ a b c Madmonarchist (2009-10-30). "Mad for Monaco: H.S.H. Princess Charlotte Therese Nathalie Grimaldi". Mad for Monaco. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
3. ^ Jullien de Courcelles, Jean Baptiste Pierre (1826). Histoire généalogique et héraldique des pairs de France, des grands dignitaires de la couronne, des principales familles nobles du royaume, et des Maisons princières de l'Europe, précédée de la généalogie de la Maison de France (in French). Paris: l'auteur. p. 97. (in 12 vols.) [which vol. ?]
4. ^ Aubert de La Chesnaye Des Bois, François-Alexandre A (1774). Dictionnaire de la noblesse, contenant les généalogies, l'histoire & la chronologie des familles nobles de la France, l'explication de leurs armes, & l'état des grandes terres du royaume ... On a joint ... le tableau généalogique, historique, des maisons souveraines de l'Europe, & une notice des familles étrangères, les plus anciennes, les plus nobles, & plus illustrés ... (in French). Paris: Chez la veuve Duchesne ... et l'auteur. p. 368.

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Monegasque princesses

1st generation|

* None

4th generation|

* Princess Louise Hippolyte I, Princess of Monaco

5th generation|

* Princess Charlotte

6th generation|

* None

8th generation|

* Princess Florestine, Duchess of Urach

9th generation|

* None

10th generation|

* None

11th generation|

* Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois

12th generation|

* Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy

13th generation|

* Princess Caroline, Princess of Hanover
* Princess Stéphanie

14th generation|

* Princess Gabriella, Countess of Carladès

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