Maria Landi Explained

Maria Landi (15?? – 19 January 1599), was a Lady consort of Monaco by marriage to Ercole Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco.^[1]

Life

Maria was a daughter of Claudio Landi, Prince of Val di Taro, and Juana Fernández de Córdoba y Milá de Aragón.

She married Grimaldi on 15 September 1595. The marriage was arranged through Ercole's good contacts at the Spanish court and gave him great prestige, as Maria was a descendant of the Royal House of Aragon through her mother, which made Ercole related to the king of Aragon.

Issue

She had three children:

• Giovanna Maria Grimaldi (29 September 1596 – December 1620), married Gian Giacomo Teodoro Trivulzio, Conte di Melzo, Principe di Musocco.
• Honoré II (Monaco, 24 December 1597 – Monaco, 10 January 1662) married Ippolita Trivulzio.
• Maria Claudia Grimaldi, Carmeline nun in Genoa (1 January 1599 – 1668).

Notes and References

1. Book: Saige. Gustave. Monaco: Ses Origines et Son Histoire. 1897. Imprimerie de Monaco. 8 April 2019.