The Dauphine of France (,
also , ) was the wife of the
Dauphin of France (the
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
to the French throne). The position was analogous to a
crown princess
A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title is crown princess, which may refer either to an heiress apparent or, especially in earlier times, to the wi ...
(the wife of a crown prince and heir apparent to a throne).
List of Dauphines of France
House of Valois
House of Bourbon
See also
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Dauphine of Auvergne
This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne.
History
In the 7th century Auvergne was disputed between the Franks and Aquitanians. It was later conquered by the Carolingians, and was integrated for a time into the kingdom of Aquitaine. The c ...
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List of Angevin consorts
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Countesses and Duchesses of Maine
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List of consorts of Alençon
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List of consorts of Bourbon
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List of consorts of Vendôme
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Countess of Artois
The count of Artois (French: Comtes d'Artois, Dutch: Graven van Artesië) was the ruler over the County of Artois from the 9th century until the abolition of the countship by the French revolutionaries in 1790.
House of Artois
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Countess of Provence
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List of consorts of Lorraine
The royal consorts of the rulers of the Lorraine region have held varying titles, over a region that has varied in scope since its creation as the kingdom of Lotharingia by the Treaty of Prüm, in 855. The first rulers of the newly established re ...
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List of Princesses of Condé
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List of consorts of Montpensier
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List of consorts of Conti
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List of consorts of Étampes
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Countess of Évreux
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Countess of Champagne
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List of consorts of Joinville
Notes
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Royal titles
French princesses