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.

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Dauphin canonical 1

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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
Capetian dynasty
surface form: House of Capet

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 French dauphin Charles
surface form: Charles, Dauphin of France
gender male
grantedBy King of France
historicalRegionLinked southeastern France
surface form: Southeastern France
languageOfName French
literalMeaning dolphin
monarchyType hereditary monarchy
notableHolder Louis, Dauphin of France
surface form: Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin of France

Louis XVII of France
Louis, Duke of Burgundy
surface form: 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
surface form: Ancien Régime France
usedUntilEvent French Revolution

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The King alias Dauphin