Dauphin of France

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The Dauphin of France was the traditional title given to the heir apparent to the French throne from the 14th century until the end of the monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heir apparent title
hereditary title
noble title
appliesToJurisdiction France
associatedTitle Duke of Brittany
Duke of Orléans
associatedWithTerritory Dauphiné
category French monarchy
Heirs apparent
Titles of nobility in France
country Kingdom of France
dissolvedAbolished 19th century
endTime 1830
entails succession rights to the French crown
firstHolder Charles V of France
firstHolderAsDauphin Charles, son of Philip VI
followedBy no official hereditary title for heir apparent in France
genderRestriction traditionally male
governedByLaw Salic law of succession
linked to: Salic law
hasPart coat of arms of the Dauphin
heirTo King of France
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Late Middle Ages
inception 14th century
languageOfName French
lastHolderDeFacto Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême
literalMeaning dolphin
namedAfter Dauphiné
notableHolder Louis Charles, Dauphin of France
Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin of France
Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France
Louis, Duke of Burgundy
Louis, Grand Dauphin
positionHeldBy heir apparent to the French throne
precededBy heir apparent without specific title
rank highest prince of the blood in France
residence Louvre Palace
Palace of Versailles
court of France
linked to: French court
startTime 1349
style Royal Highness
symbol dolphin
titleGrantedBy King of France
usedByDynasty House of Bourbon
House of Orléans
House of Valois
usedDuring Ancien Régime
Bourbon Restoration
usedUntilEvent end of the French monarchy

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Charles IX of France title Dauphin of France
Francis II of France title Dauphin of France
Henry II of France title Dauphin of France
Prince of Scotland hasEquivalentTitle Dauphin of France
Louis XI of France title Dauphin of France
Louis VIII of France title Dauphin of France
Charles VIII of France nobleTitle Dauphin of France
Prince of Asturias isSimilarTo Dauphin of France
Prince Louis of France positionHeld Dauphin of France
Dauphin Island namedAfter Dauphin of France
Charles V of France positionHeld Dauphin of France
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin commissionedBy future King Louis XVIII of France
linked to: Dauphin of France
Monseigneur courtRankAssociation Dauphin of France
Prince of the Blood (France) rankedBelow Dauphin of France
Citizen Louis Capet nobleTitle Dauphin of France
subject linked to: citizen Louis Capet
Louis XVII of France title Dauphin of France
Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France title Dauphin of France
Prince of Piedmont equivalentTitle Dauphin of France
Louis de France title Dauphin of France
Louis de France title Duke of Burgundy (titular, as Dauphin)
linked to: Dauphin of France
Louis, Duke of Burgundy title Dauphin of France
Treaty of Troyes disinheritedTitle Dauphin of France
Marie Émilie de Joly de Choin spouseTitle Dauphin of France
Place Dauphine namedAfter the Dauphin of France
linked to: Dauphin of France
Fille de France relatedTitle Dauphin de France
linked to: Dauphin of France
Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712) title Dauphin of France
Henry V (play) featuresCharacter Dauphin of France
Maria Josepha of Bavaria spouseTitle Dauphin of France
Charles the Younger positionHeld King of the Franks (designated heir, not reigning)
linked to: Dauphin of France
The King characterRole The Dauphin of France
linked to: Dauphin of France
Monsieur, the King’s brother rankBelow Dauphin of France
Francis, Dauphin of France positionHeld Dauphin of France
Henry, Duke of Orléans title Dauphin of France
Regent of France differentFrom Dauphin of France
Margaret of Scotland spouseTitle Dauphin of France
Louis the Lion positionHeld Dauphin of France