Charles II, Lord of Monaco

Charles II (26 January 1555 – 17 May 1589) was Lord of Monaco from 7 October 1581 to 17 May 1589.

Charles
Lord of Monaco
Reign	7 October 1581 – 17 May 1589
Predecessor	Honoré I
Successor	Hercule
Born	26 January 1555 Monaco
Died	17 May 1589(1589-05-17) (aged 34) Monaco
Burial	Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco
House	Grimaldi
Father	Honoré I, Lord of Monaco
Mother	Isabella Grimaldi
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Charles was the eldest son of Honoré I, Lord of Monaco (1522–1581), and Isabella Grimaldi (died 1583). He became lord on the death of his father in 1581.

Protected by Spain, due to the Treaties of 1524, Charles was the first lord of Monaco who refused to pay homage to the duke of Savoy for Mentone and Roccabruna. In 1583 he was declared, after a trial, to have forfeited those two cities.

Charles ruled for only 8 years before dying at the age of 33. He left no issue and so his youngest brother, Hercule, became lord of Monaco.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Charles II, Lord of Monaco

16. Niccolò Grimaldi 8. Lamberto Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco 17. Sescarina Doria 4. Lucien Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco 18. Catalan Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco 9. Claudine Grimaldi, Lady of Monaco 19. Bianca del Carretto 2. Honoré I Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco 20. Antoine II de Pontevès, Lord of Cabanes 10. Tanneguy de Pontevès, Lord of Cabanes 21. Jacquette Monge 5. Jeanne de Pontevès-Cabanes 22. Louis de Villeneuve, Lord of Flayosc 11. Jeanne de Villeneuve 23. Colette de Castillon 1. Charles II Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco 24. Angelo Grimaldi 12. Giorgio Grimaldi 25. Rabella N. 6. Giovanni Battista Grimaldi, Lord of Montaudion 26. Giuliano Fieschi 13. Isabella Fieschi 27. 3. Isabella Grimaldi 28. Domenico Pallavicini 14. Agostino Pallavicini, Doge of Genoa 29. Maria Gentile 7. Maddalena Pallavicini 30. Pasquale Oliva Grimaldi, Lord of Rocca Grimaldi 15. Eugenia Oliva Grimaldi 31. Giulia Lomellini di Agostino

Preceded by Honoré I	Lord of Monaco 1581–1589	Succeeded by Hercule