Maria Landi

Maria Landi, was a Lady consort of Monaco by marriage to Ercole Grimaldi, Lord of Monaco.

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, married Gian Giacomo Teodoro Trivulzio, Conte di Melzo, Principe di Musocco.
Honoré II married Ippolita Trivulzio.
Maria Claudia Grimaldi, Carmeline nun in Genoa.