- Dauphin of France - Wikipedia
The word dauphin is French for dolphin and was the hereditary title of the ruler of the Dauphiné of Viennois While early heirs were granted these lands to rule, eventually only the title was granted Guigues IV, Count of Vienne, had a dolphin on his coat of arms and was nicknamed le Dauphin
- Dauphin | Definition, Etymology, History, Facts | Britannica
Dauphin, title of the eldest son of a king of France, the heir apparent to the French crown, from 1350 to 1830 The title was established by the royal house of France through the purchase of lands known as the Dauphine in 1349 by the future Charles V
- The Lost Dauphin: What Happened to Louis XVII?
His elder brother, Louis Joseph, died at the age of seven from tuberculosis in June 1789, and Louis Charles became the “Dauphin”, the title accorded to the heir apparent of the throne of France
- Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France - Wikipedia
As son of a king of France, he was a fils de France ("Child of France") Louis Joseph died aged seven from tuberculosis and was succeeded as Dauphin (and thus heir-apparent) by his four-year-old brother Louis Charles
- Dauphin - Wikipedia
Dauphin Look up Dauphin, dauphin, or dauphîn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Dauphin (French: "dolphin", plural dauphins), in the French and English languages, generally means an heir apparent It may also refer to:
- Dauphin — Wikipédia
Dauphin est un nom vernaculaire ambigu désignant en français certains mammifères marins et fluviaux appartenant à l' ordre des cétacés Différence de silhouette entre dauphin (en haut) et marsouin (en bas)
- Dauphin - definition of dauphin by The Free Dictionary
dauphin (ˈdɔːfɪn; dɔːˈfɪn; French dofɛ̃) n (Historical Terms) (1349–1830) the title of the direct heir to the French throne; the eldest son of the king of France [C15: from Old French: originally a family name; adopted as a title by the Counts of Vienne and later by the French crown princes]
- What does dauphin mean? - Definitions. net
A Dauphin is a historical title given to the eldest son of the king of France, equivalent to the English title Prince of Wales The title was automatically granted to the heir apparent from the 14th century until the end of the French monarchy in 1830
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