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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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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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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Heir Apparent: The term heir apparent is most often used to refer to someone who is first in the order of succession to a throne and who cannot lose this status by the birth of any other person. It is also used less formally to indicate someone who is an apparent successor to a non-royal position of power, e.g., a...

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Valois: Valois may refer to:...

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