Title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France
Coat of arms of the Dauphin of France.Arms of the Dauphin of France, depicting the fleur-de-lis and the dolphin.
Dauphin of France (/ˈdɔːfɪn/, also UK: /dɔːˈfɪn,ˈdoʊfæ̃/US: /ˈdoʊfɪn,doʊˈfæ̃/; French: Dauphin de France[dofɛ̃dəfʁɑ̃s]ⓘ), originally Dauphin of Viennois (Dauphin de Viennois), was the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791, and from 1824 to 1830.[1] The word dauphin is French for dolphin and was the hereditary title of the ruler of the Dauphiné of Viennois. While early heirs were granted these lands to rule, eventually only the title was granted.
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older brother, Louis Joseph, DauphinofFrance, died in June 1789, a little over a month before the start of the French Revolution. At his brother's death...
great-aunt Marguerite de Navarre. He became governor of Languedoc in 1546 and DauphinofFrance in 1547, when his grandfather Francis I died. Francis's...
the title ofDauphinofFrance as heirs apparent to the French throne in turn. All died childless, leaving Charles with a rich inheritance of titles. Almost...
Look up Dauphin, dauphin, or dauphîn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dauphin (French: "dolphin", plural dauphins) may refer to: Dauphinof Auvergne...
Revolution. The son of Louis, DauphinofFrance (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father...
by proxy to the DauphinofFrance at the Augustinian Church, Vienna, with her brother Archduke Ferdinand standing in for the dauphin. On 14 May she met...
Anne of Austria. He was named Louis Dieudonné (Louis the God-given) and bore the traditional title ofFrench heirs apparent: Dauphin. At the time of his...
Philip VI of France in 1349 on condition that the heir apparent to the French crown always be titled dauphin, and be personal holder of the lands and...
House of Valois and of Joanna of Bourbon. As the eldest son of the king, Charles was heir to the French throne and held the title DauphinofFrance. At...
The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became DauphinofFrance upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1536. As a child...
Fils de France (French pronunciation: [fis də fʁɑ̃s], Son ofFrance) was the style and rank held by the sons of the kings and dauphinsofFrance. A daughter...
by the DauphinofFrance Louis. The royal family were again joined by another son in 1730, Philippe de France, "duc d'Anjou". In the winter of 1733, Madame...
her illness. With the death of both the Grand and Petit dauphins, Louis's elder brother immediately became DauphinofFrance, but just over two weeks further...
Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS365 Dauphin (Dolphin), also formerly known as the Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin 2, is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine...
styled Count of Provence from birth, was born on 17 November 1755 in the Palace of Versailles, a younger son of Louis, DauphinofFrance, and his wife...
III) from 1572 and King ofFrance from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch ofFrance from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty...
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