Charlotte of Monaco (1719 – 1790)

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

Charlotte
Portrait of Charlotte by Pierre Gobert in 1733
Born(1719-03-19)19 March 1719
Hôtel Matignon, Paris
Kingdom of France
Died1790
Full name
Charlotte Thérèse Nathalie Grimaldi
HouseGrimaldi
FatherJacques I, Prince of Monaco
MotherLouise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco
OccupationNun

Biography

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 d'Auvergne (The Prince d’Auvergne), however the engagement was broken off and she never got married.[2]

In 1733, Pierre Gobert made her portrait.[2]

On 21 January 1738 she 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.

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