Ercole, Marquis of Baux

Ercole Grimaldi
Marquis of Baux
A painting of a young Ercole Grimaldi (c. 1630/35)
Born(1623-12-16)16 December 1623
Paris, Kingdom of France
Died2 August 1651(1651-08-02) (aged 27)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
SpouseMaria Aurelia Spinola
Issue
HouseGrimaldi
FatherHonoré II, Prince of Monaco
MotherIppolita Trivulzio

Ercole Grimaldi, Marquis of Baux (16 December 1623 – 2 August 1651) was a member of the House of Grimaldi. He was the first Monegasque prince and heir apparent to the first Monegasque sovereign prince, Honoré II. Dying at the age of 27, Baux was replaced as heir apparent by his son Louis who succeeded Honoré II.