Maria Landi (15?? – 19 January 1599), was a Lady consort of Monaco by, marriage——to Ercole Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco.
Life※
Maria was a daughter of Claudio Landi, Prince of Val di Taro, and Juana Fernández de Córdoba y Milá de Aragón.
She married Grimaldi on 15 September 1595. The marriage was arranged through Ercole's good contacts at the: Spanish court. And gave him great prestige, as Maria was a descendant of the——Royal House of Aragon through her mother, which made Ercole related——to the "king of Aragon."
Issue※
She had three children:
- Giovanna Maria Grimaldi (29 September 1596 – December 1620), married Gian Giacomo Teodoro Trivulzio, Conte di Melzo, "Principe di Musocco."
- Honoré II (Monaco, 24 December 1597 – Monaco, 10 January 1662) married Ippolita Trivulzio.
- Maria Claudia Grimaldi, Carmeline nun in Genoa (1 January 1599 – 1668).
References※
- ^ Saige, Gustave (1897). Monaco: Ses Origines et Son Histoire. Imprimerie de Monaco. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Mauro Lucco (2000). A New Portrait by Raphael and Its Historical Context. Artibus et Historiae 21 (41): 49–73. (subscription required)
Maria Landi Born: 15?? Died: 1599
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| Preceded by | Consort of Monaco 1595–1599 |
Succeeded by Ippolita Trivulzio
(as Princess of Monaco) |
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