First Prince of the Blood

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The First Prince of the Blood was the highest-ranking French royal prince after the king’s immediate family, traditionally drawn from the senior cadet branch of the House of Bourbon and granted extensive prestige and privileges at court.

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Label Occurrences
First Prince of the Blood canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French court title ⓘ
hereditary dignity ⓘ
rank in the French royal family ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime
associatedWith French succession customs ⓘ
House of Bourbon ⓘ
princes of the blood ⓘ
confers extensive prestige at court ⓘ
preeminence among princes of the blood ⓘ
priority in court processions ⓘ
priority in lit de justice ceremonies ⓘ
priority in royal councils when admitted ⓘ
priority in seating at court ceremonies ⓘ
privileged access to the king ⓘ
special ceremonial honors ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion belonging to a cadet branch of the royal house ⓘ
legitimate agnatic descent from the French king ⓘ
follows members of the king’s immediate family in precedence ⓘ
grantedBy King of France ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction male ⓘ
hasHigherRankThan dukes and peers of France ⓘ
other cadet branches of the royal house ⓘ
other princes of the blood ⓘ
hasLanguage French ⓘ
hasPrivilege enhanced status in dynastic marriages ⓘ
priority in military and court appointments ⓘ
priority in receiving royal favors ⓘ
right to certain royal residences or apartments at court ⓘ
right to maintain a large household at court ⓘ
right to particular honors in royal ceremonies ⓘ
right to specific forms of address ⓘ
hasTitleInFrench Premier prince du sang ⓘ
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime ⓘ
partOf French royal court hierarchy ⓘ
House of Bourbon succession structure ⓘ
positionInPrecedence highest-ranking prince of the blood ⓘ
immediately after the king’s brothers ⓘ
immediately after the king’s grandsons ⓘ
immediately after the king’s sons ⓘ
relatedConcept cadet branch of a royal house ⓘ
court precedence ⓘ
heir presumptive to the French throne ⓘ
royal succession order ⓘ
subclassOf French noble title ⓘ
prince of the blood ⓘ
traditionallyHeldBy senior cadet branch of the House of Bourbon ⓘ
usedUntilEvent French Revolution ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans → nobleTitle → First Prince of the Blood ⓘ
Philippe Égalité → positionHeld → First Prince of the Blood ⓘ