Lambert (Monaco)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article or the following section is not adequately provided with supporting documents ( e.g. individual evidence ). Information without sufficient evidence could be removed soon. Please help Wikipedia by researching the information and including good evidence.

Lambert von Monaco (* 1420 ; † March 15, 1494 ) from the Grimaldi family was Seigneur of Antibes and from 1457 to 1494 Lord of Monaco .

Lambert was the cousin of Catalano of Monaco and was married to his daughter Claudine Grimaldi (1451-1515) in his will.

After Catalano's death, a dispute broke out over rule in Monaco. Lambert claimed her as the designated husband of the sole heir, but Catalanos Pomelline's mother also tried to usurp power. She made a pact against Lambert with the Doge of Genoa Peter Fregoso to have Lambert murdered. This received protection from the French king and the king of Provence , but had to grant them a right of first refusal to Monaco.

On March 16, 1458, the leading families of Monaco transferred power to Lambert on behalf of his fiancée. Pomelline had to leave Monaco. In 1459, 1460 and 1466 she tried again to seize power in Monaco, but her attempts failed. On August 29, 1465, the wedding between Lambert, Seigneur of Antibes and the 14-year-old "Dame de Monaco" Claudine took place in Ventimiglia .

Lambert built up his own defense force for Monaco during his reign. He had - among other things through the pensions on Menton and Roquebrune - considerable income, which he received from the Duke of Savoy . On February 25, 1482, Charles VIII of France placed the fiefdom of Monaco under his personal protection without any feudal submission - a kind of protectorate, which was an innovation in international law at the time. This close alliance with France was to last into the 20th century. The connection to Genoa, the original home of the Grimaldi, was thus finally broken. In 1483 Claudine made a donation in which, as the actual heiress of Monaco, she transferred her claims and property to her husband Lambert and her sons.

The couple had 15 children, including eight sons. The eldest son Jean II (1468–1505) took over the rule of Monaco after Lambert's death, the third oldest son Lucien (1481–1523) followed his brother in 1505. Another son Augustin Grimaldi became Bishop of Grasse and took over the rule after Lucien's death about Monaco.

predecessor Office successor
Catalano Lord of Monaco
1457–1494 		Jean II
personal data
SURNAME Lambert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lambert of Monaco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Seigneur of Antibes, Lord of Monaco (1457–1494)
DATE OF BIRTH 1420
DATE OF DEATH March 15, 1494