Dauphine_of_France

Dauphine of France

Dauphine of France

Wife of the heir apparent to the French throne


The dauphine of France (/ˈdɔːfn, dɔːˈfn/, also US: /ˈdfn, dˈfn/, French: [dofin]) was the wife of the dauphin of France (the heir apparent to the French throne). The position was analogous to a crown princess (the wife of a crown prince and heir apparent to a throne).

List of dauphines of France

House of Valois

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House of Bourbon

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See also


Notes

  1. Also Dauphine of Viennois.
  2. Also Duchess of Touraine.
  3. Also Countess of Ponthieu.
  4. Also Duchess of Angoulême.

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