Jacques I (born Jacques François Léonor Goyon de Matignon Grimaldi) was Prince of Monaco from 1731 to 1733. He was also Duc de Valentinois from 1716 until 1733, and Comte de Thorigny. He was a son of Jacques Goÿon de Matignon, jure uxoris Comte de Thorigny, and Charlotte Goyon de Matignon, Comtesse de Thorigny suo jure. Jacques and Louise Hippolyte of Monaco married on October 20, 1715 and had nine children. Jacques served as regent for his wife from February 21, 1731 until her death on December 29, 1731 from smallpox. Jacques I neglected the affairs of state and under pressure from the citizens of Monaco, left the country in May 1732. He abdicated in favor of his son Honoré the next year.
Upon his marriage he assumed the surname of his wife, Grimaldi, the reigning family of Monaco. He and his wife had nine children:
- Antoine Charles Marie (16 December 1717 – 4 February 1718), "Marquis des Baux and Count of Matignon".
- Charlotte Thérèse Nathalie (19 March 1719 – 1790), nun at the Convent of Visitation in Paris.
- Honoré III Camille Léonor (10 November 1720 – 21 March 1795), successor of his father.
- Charles Marie Auguste (1 January 1722 – 24 August 1749), "Count of Carladés".
- Jacques (9 June 1723 – June 1723).
- Louise Françoise (15 July 1724 – 15 September 1729), Mademoiselle des Baux.
- François Charles (4 February 1726 – 9 December 1743), "Count of Thorigny".
- Charles Maurice (14 May 1727 – 18 January 1798), Count of Valentinois; married on 10 November 1749 to Marie Chrétienne de Rouvroy; no issue.
- Marie Françoise Anne Thérése (20 July 1728 – 20 June 1743), Mademoiselle d'Estouteville
Jacques I (born Jacques François Léonor Goyon de Matignon Grimaldi) was Prince of Monaco from 1731 to 1733. He was also Duc de Valentinois from 1716 until 1733, and Comte de Thorigny. He was a son of Jacques Goÿon de Matignon, jure uxoris Comte de Thorigny, and Charlotte Goyon de Matignon, Comtesse de Thorigny suo jure. Jacques and Louise Hippolyte of Monaco married on October 20, 1715 and had nine children. Jacques served as regent for his wife from February 21, 1731 until her death on December 29, 1731 from smallpox. Jacques I neglected the affairs of state and under pressure from the citizens of Monaco, left the country in May 1732. He abdicated in favor of his son Honoré the next year.
Upon his marriage he assumed the surname of his wife, Grimaldi, the reigning family of Monaco. He and his wife had nine children:
- Antoine Charles Marie (16 December 1717 – 4 February 1718), "Marquis des Baux and Count of Matignon".
- Charlotte Thérèse Nathalie (19 March 1719 – 1790), nun at the Convent of Visitation in Paris.
- Honoré III Camille Léonor (10 November 1720 – 21 March 1795), successor of his father.
- Charles Marie Auguste (1 January 1722 – 24 August 1749), "Count of Carladés".
- Jacques (9 June 1723 – June 1723).
- Louise Françoise (15 July 1724 – 15 September 1729), Mademoiselle des Baux.
- François Charles (4 February 1726 – 9 December 1743), "Count of Thorigny".
- Charles Maurice (14 May 1727 – 18 January 1798), Count of Valentinois; married on 10 November 1749 to Marie Chrétienne de Rouvroy; no issue.
- Marie Françoise Anne Thérése (20 July 1728 – 20 June 1743), Mademoiselle d'Estouteville
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