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The latest 2 € commemorative coin was issued in October 2020 for the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Honoré III . https :// www . euro-coins . info /
On January 13 , 1793 Prince Honoré III was officially declared deposed by the Monegasque National Convention .
In 2020 , the Principality paid a tribute to Prince Honoré III by having issued a 2 € commemorative coin celebrating the 300th anniversary of his birth . At the time of writing , the price of the coin , which was issued in 15,000 copies , has reached in the region of € 300 .
Prince Honoré III in 1781 by Johann Melchior Wyrsch
Honoré III was extremely convincing when dealing with the French revolutionaries . His estates were , he insisted , not the gift of the King of France alone but payment for services rendered in the cause of French national glory . He struck just the right cord and the Assembly voted a generous pension for the Prince of Monaco in reparation for his confiscated properties .
57 , Rue de Varenne in Paris was the last address of Prince Honoré III . Now it is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France .
Unfortunately , before the order could be carried out , Danton came to power and the republic was declared . In all the turmoil France lost interest in Monaco and ultimately all Honoré was able to gain was recognition from the republican government of Monegasque neutrality . Unfortunately , that was a promise that would never be respected .
The French Republic declared their expansionist policy at the end of 1792 . Monaco quickly fell victim to this policy and on January 13 , 1793 Prince Honoré III was officially declared deposed by the Monegasque National Convention . Members of the Convention immediately filed a petition for accession to France . Some people in France however did protest on the grounds that Honoré III had always been a loyal friend and ally of the French , but republican hatred of monarchy prevailed and Monaco was absorbed into the French Republic and renamed Fort Hercules .
At the height of the Reign of Terror Honoré III was arrested as was his son , Honoré IV , who had been in Paris at the time and who would remain imprisoned for 15 months . Honoré III had suffered greatly from his own imprisonment and after his release had to stay in his house on the rue de Varennes as the Princely Palace in Monaco had been confiscated by the revolution though , thankfully , there was no ‘ Reign of Terror ’ or mass arrests and bloodshed in Monaco . Overcome with sadness , suffering , a number of ailments and the ravages of old age Prince Honoré III of Monaco died on March 21 , 1795 . depositphotos . com
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