Dauphin

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The Dauphin was the traditional title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France under the Ancien Régime.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Dauphin canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
title of the heir apparent ⓘ
appliesTo heir apparent to the French throne ⓘ
associatedInstitution French royal court ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty House of Bourbon ⓘ
House of Capet ⓘ
linked to: Capetian dynasty

House of Valois ⓘ
category French monarchy ⓘ
heirs apparent ⓘ
royal titles ⓘ
coatOfArmsFeature dolphin ⓘ
fleur-de-lis ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
deFactoAbolished French Revolution ⓘ
deJureAbolished abolition of the French monarchy ⓘ
eligibility eldest surviving son of the king ⓘ
legitimate son of the reigning king ⓘ
femaleEquivalent Dauphine ⓘ
firstHolder Charles V of France ⓘ
firstHolderTitleBeforeAccession Charles, Dauphin of France ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
grantedBy King of France ⓘ
historicalRegionLinked Southeastern France ⓘ
linked to: southeastern France
languageOfName French ⓘ
literalMeaning dolphin ⓘ
monarchyType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
notableHolder Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin of France ⓘ
Louis XVII of France ⓘ
Louis, Duke of Burgundy (Dauphin) ⓘ
Louis, Grand Dauphin ⓘ
originEvent cession of Dauphiné to the French crown ⓘ
originOfTitle lords of Dauphiné ⓘ
precedenceOver other princes of the blood ⓘ
rank highest prince of the blood in France ⓘ
relatedTitle Crown Prince of Sweden ⓘ
Prince of Asturias ⓘ
Prince of Wales ⓘ
residenceTraditionally royal palaces of France ⓘ
successionType primogeniture ⓘ
successorTitleOnAccession King of France ⓘ
symbol arms of the Dauphin ⓘ
territorialAssociation Dauphiné ⓘ
timePeriod Early modern period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
titleHolderStyle His Royal Highness ⓘ
usedIn Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime
usedUntilEvent French Revolution ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

The King → alias → Dauphin ⓘ
Dauphiné → rulerTitle → Dauphin ⓘ