Charles II, Lord of Monaco

Full name
	Charles Grimaldi

Charles
Charles
Lord of Monaco
Reign	7 October 1581 – 17 May 1589
Predecessor	Honoré I
Successor	Hercule
Born	26 January 1555; Monaco
Died	17 May 1589 (aged 34); Monaco
Burial	Saint Nicholas Cathedral
Full name
	Charles Grimaldi
House	Grimaldi
Father	Honoré I, Lord of Monaco
Mother	Isabella Grimaldi
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Charles II (26 January 1555 – 17 May 1589) was Lord of Monaco from 7 October 1581 to 17 May 1589.

Charles was the eldest son of Honoré I (1522–1581) and Isabella Grimaldi (died 1583). He became Lord of Monaco on the death of his father in 1581.

Protected by Spain, due to the Treaties of 1524, Charles was the first Lord of Monaco who refused to pay homage to the Dukes of Savoy for Mentone and Roccabruna. In 1583 he was declared, after a trial, to have forfeited those two cities.

Charles ruled for only 8 years before dying at the age of 33. He left no issue and so his youngest brother Hercule became Lord of Monaco.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Charles II, Lord of Monaco

16. Niccolò Grimaldi

8. Lamberto Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco

17. Sescarina Doria

4. Lucien Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco

18. Catalan Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco

9. Claudine Grimaldi, Lady of Monaco

19. Bianca del Carretto

2. Honoré I Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco

20. Antoine II de Pontevès, Lord of Cabanes

10. Tanneguy de Pontevès, Lord of Cabanes

21. Jacquette Monge

5. Jeanne de Pontevès-Cabanes

22. Louis de Villeneuve, Lord of Flayosc

11. Jeanne de Villeneuve

23. Colette de Castillon

1. Charles II Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco

24. Angelo Grimaldi

12. Giorgio Grimaldi

25. Rabella N.

6. Giovanni Battista Grimaldi, Lord of Montaudion

26. Giuliano Fieschi

13. Isabella Fieschi

27.

3. Isabella Grimaldi

28. Domenico Pallavicini

14. Agostino Pallavicini, Doge of Genoa

29. Maria Gentile

7. Maddalena Pallavicini

30. Pasquale Oliva Grimaldi, Lord of Rocca Grimaldi

15. Eugenia Oliva Grimaldi

31. Giulia Lomellini di Agostino

Preceded by Honoré I	Lord of Monaco 1581–1589	Succeeded by Hercule

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