Chevalier_de_Grimaldi
Chevalier de Grimaldi
Chevalier de Grimaldi
Antoine Grimaldi, le Chevalier [de] Grimaldi, (Paris, 2 October 1697 – Monaco, 28 November 1784) was the de facto ruler of Monaco between 1732 and 1784. An illegitimate son of Antonio I of Monaco and the dancer Élisabeth Dufort (named Babé), he was recognized by his father in 1715.[1][2] He was ruler of Monaco in his capacity of Regent for the absent Prince, who stayed in Paris or the Château des Matignon.