Prince of the Blood (France)

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Prince of the Blood (France) was a high-ranking dynastic title in the French monarchy reserved for legitimate male-line descendants of the royal family, conferring significant prestige, privileges, and proximity to the throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble title ⓘ
dynastic title ⓘ
royal style ⓘ
appliesTo agnatic descendants of the House of Bourbon ⓘ
agnatic descendants of the House of Capet ⓘ
agnatic descendants of the House of Valois ⓘ
legitimate male-line descendants of the French royal family ⓘ
associatedWith House of Bourbon-Penthièvre ⓘ
House of Bourbon-Soissons ⓘ
House of Condé ⓘ
House of Conti ⓘ
House of Orléans ⓘ
confers high social precedence at the French court ⓘ
prestige ⓘ
privileges at court ⓘ
proximity to the French throne ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
courtPrecedence immediately below the royal family ⓘ
declinedAfter French Revolution ⓘ
denotes member of the royal family not immediately in the line of succession ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion Catholic faith (under the ancien régime) ⓘ
legitimate birth ⓘ
male-line descent from a French king ⓘ
excluded female-line descendants of French kings ⓘ
illegitimate royal offspring ⓘ
formalizedUnder House of Bourbon ⓘ
FrenchName prince du sang ⓘ
governedBy Salic law principles ⓘ
linked to: Salic law
grantedBy King of France ⓘ
language French ⓘ
legalStatus recognized in French royal law ⓘ
notableBearer Henri II, Prince of Condé ⓘ
Louis I, Prince of Condé ⓘ
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
rankedAbove peers of France ⓘ
rankedBelow Dauphin of France ⓘ
Monsieur (eldest brother of the king) ⓘ
brothers of the reigning king of France ⓘ
sons of the reigning king of France ⓘ
relatedConcept line of succession to the French throne ⓘ
princes of the blood (England) ⓘ
royal prince ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
Ancien Régime ⓘ
usedIn French monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime

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Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse → nobleTitle → Prince of the Blood (France) ⓘ
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine → title → Prince of the Blood (France) ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke of Maine
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre → rank → Prince of the Blood (France) ⓘ
Henri I d’Orléans, Duke of Longueville → aristocraticTitle → Prince of the blood (France) ⓘ
linked to: Prince of the Blood (France)