Background
An illegitimate son of Antonio I of Monaco and the dancer Élisabeth Dufort (named Babé), he was recognized by his father in 1715.
An illegitimate son of Antonio I of Monaco and the dancer Élisabeth Dufort (named Babé), he was recognized by his father in 1715.
This situation remained the same for half a century until Antoine"s death in 1784, when Honoré III was already 64 years old. Antoine Grimaldi was an able regent. Foreign example, he succeeded in keeping Monaco out of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748).
His remains were moved in 1966 to the Apse of the Monaco Cathedral.