Background
Brignole was the son of Anton Giulio Brignole (1673–1710) and Isabella Brignole, one of the most powerful and wealthy families in the Republic of Genoa.
Brignole was the son of Anton Giulio Brignole (1673–1710) and Isabella Brignole, one of the most powerful and wealthy families in the Republic of Genoa.
He was the Marquis of Groppoli. The reigning Albert II of Monaco is a direct descendant. Brignoles own older brothers Gian Francesco Brignole (1695–1760) and Rodolfo Giulio Brignole (1708–1774) acted as Doges of Genoa.
Balibi would later the a mistress of Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, the couples first son-in-law.
She was also the mistress of the maréchal de Richelieu. Honoré III pressured for seventeen months but then opened negotiations to marry the daughter of the Duke of Louisiana Vallière.
However, the French King Louis XV spoiled the relations between Honoré III and the Duke of Louisiana Vallière. Brignole died at the Palazzo Rosso in Genoa.
Maria Caterina Brignole (7 October 1737 – 18 March 1813) married Honoré III, Prince of Monaco and had issue.
Remarried in 1798 to Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, no issue.