Dauphin of France

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heir apparent title hereditary title noble title

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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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Dauphin of France canonical 38
Dauphin de France 1
Duke of Burgundy (titular, as Dauphin) 1

Statements (49)

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 French dauphin Charles ⓘ
surface form: Charles, son of Philip VI
followedBy no official hereditary title for heir apparent in France ⓘ
genderRestriction traditionally male ⓘ
governedByLaw Salic law ⓘ
surface form: Salic law of succession
hasPart coat of arms of the Dauphin ⓘ
heirTo King of France ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form: 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, Dauphin of France ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Château de Versailles ⓘ
surface form: Palace of Versailles

French court ⓘ
surface form: court of France
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

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

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 → Dauphin of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: future King Louis XVIII of France
Monseigneur → courtRankAssociation → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Prince of the Blood (France) → rankedBelow → Dauphin of France ⓘ
citizen Louis Capet → nobleTitle → Dauphin of France ⓘ
subject surface form: Citizen Louis Capet
Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XV) → title → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XV) → positionHeld → Dauphin of France ⓘ
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 → Dauphin of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Burgundy (titular, as Dauphin)
Louis, Duke of Burgundy → title → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Treaty of Troyes → disinheritedTitle → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Margaret Stewart, Duchess of Touraine → spouseOccupation → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Marie Émilie de Joly de Choin → spouseTitle → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Place Dauphine → namedAfter → Dauphin of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Dauphin of France
Fille de France → relatedTitle → Dauphin of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dauphin de 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 → Dauphin of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of the Franks (designated heir, not reigning)
The King → characterRole → Dauphin of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Dauphin of France
Monsieur, the King’s brother → rankBelow → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême → nobleTitle → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême → positionHeld → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Francis, Dauphin of France → positionHeld → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Henry, Duke of Orléans → title → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Portrait of Louis XV as a child → depictsPersonRole → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Regent of France → differentFrom → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Margaret of Scotland → spouseTitle → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Louis the Lion → positionHeld → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Portrait of Louis XV as Dauphin → subjectNobleTitle → Dauphin of France ⓘ
Charles, Dauphin of France (1492–1495) → title → Dauphin of France ⓘ