MONACO (2020)- 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Prince Honoré III

This year, Monaco is celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Honoré III (1720—1795). With an educated and contemporary out- look, and receptive to Enlightenment thinking, Honoré III reigned for 60 years (1733—1793), the longest reign of all Monegasque sovereigns. He distinguished himself through a brilliant m tary career in the armies of Louis XV, and was promoted to general officer class in the French army, with the rank of moréchal de camp. An important French aristocrat (he inherited the title Duke of Valentinois from his father, Jacques de Goyon-Matignon), Prince Honoré III showed a great sense of humanity, which helped him to escape the guillotine during the Terror of the French Revolution, having been stripped of the Principality of Monaco, Menton and Roquebrune by the National Convention.