Dauphin

For other uses, see Dauphin (disambiguation).

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The Dauphin was the heir Apparent to the throne of France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties.

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Heir Apparent - France - Valois - Bourbon

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Guy VIII, Count of Vienne, had a dolphin on his coat of arms and had been nicknamed le Dauphin (French for dolphin). The title of Dauphin du Viennois descended in his family till 1349, when Humbert II sold his signeurie, called the Dauphiné, to King Philippe VI on condition that the heir of France assumed the title of le Dauphin. The wife of the Dauphin was known as la Dauphine.

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Dolphin - Coat of arms - French - Dauphin du Viennois - 1349 - Signeurie - Dauphiné - Philippe VI

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The first French prince called le Dauphin was Charles V. The last was the Duc d'Angoulême, son of Charles X, who renounced the title in 1830.

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Charles V - Charles X - 1830

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