Honoré IV (17 May 1758 – 16 February 1819) was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 12 March 1795 to 16 February 1819. He was the son of Prince Honoré III by his wife, Maria Caterina Brignole, a Genoese noblewoman. After the fall of Napoleon I, he regained control of the principality thanks to a clause added by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord at the Congress of Vienna stating that, "the Prince of Monaco should return to his estates", and passed on his titles to his eldest son, Honoré V, Prince of Monaco.
Honoré IV married Louise Félicité Victoire d'Aumont, Duchess of Aumont, Duchess Mazarin and of La Meilleraye on 15 July 1777 in Paris. They divorced in 1798. They had two sons:
Honoré V, Prince of Monaco (1778–1841)
Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785–1856)
During the French occupation of Monaco, Honoré IV was imprisoned for several years. Illnesses resulting from this imprisonment incapacitated Honoré IV in his later years, and following the re-establishment of the Principality a regency was established to rule in Honoré's name.
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Ancestors of Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. François Goyon de Matignon | | | | | | | | | 8. Jacques III Goyon de Matignon | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Anne Malon de Bercy | | | | | | | | | 4. Jacques Goyon de Matignon, Prince of Monaco | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Henri Goyon de Matignon, Count of Thorigny | | | | | | | | | 9. Charlotte Goyon de Matignon, Countess of Thorigny | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Marie Francoise Le Tellier, Lady of Luthumière | | | | | | | | | 2. Honoré III Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Louis Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco | | | | | | | | | 10. Antonio Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Catherine Charlotte de Gramont | | | | | | | | | 5. Louise Hippolyte Grimaldi, Princess of Monaco | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Louis of Lorraine, Count of Armagnac | | | | | | | | | 11. Marie of Lorraine | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Catherine de Neufville de Villeroy | | | | | | | | | 1. Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Giovanni Francesco Brignole Sale, 4th Marquis of Groppoli | | | | | | | | | 12. Anton Giulio Brignole Sale, 5th Marquis of Groppoli | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Maria Anna Durazzo | | | | | | | | | 6. Giuseppe Brignole Sale, 7th Marquis of Groppoli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Giovanni Giacomo Brignole Sale | | | | | | | | | 13. Isabella Brignole Sale | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Lucrezia Pallavicini | | | | | | | | | 3. Maria Caterina Brignole Sale | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Giacomo Balbi | | | | | | | | | 14. Francesco Maria Balbi, Doge of Genoa | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Olimpia Pinelli | | | | | | | | | 7. Maria Anna Balbi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Giovanni Agostino Durazzo | | | | | | | | | 15. Maria Clarice Durazzo | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Maddalena Spinola | | | | | | | |
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