Dauphine of France

{{Short description|Wife of the heir apparent to the French throne}}

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The dauphine of France ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɔː|f|iː|n|,_|d|ɔː|ˈ|f|iː|n}}, also {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|d|oʊ|f|iː|n|,_|d|oʊ|ˈ|f|iː|n}}, {{IPA|fr|dofin|lang}}) 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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|align="center"| Joan of Bourbon
Also Dauphine of Viennois.Also Duchess of Normandy.Also Duchess of Touraine.

|align="center"| Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
(Bourbon)

|align="center"| 3 February 1338

|align="center"| 8 April 1350

|align="center"| 22 August 1350
husband became the Dauphin

|align="center"| 8 April 1364
became Queen

|align="center"| 6 February 1378

|align="center"| Charles, 1st Dauphin

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|align="center"| Margaret of Burgundy
Also Duchess of Guyenne.

|align="center"| John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy
(Valois-Burgundy)

|align="center"| 1393

|align="center" colspan="2"| 31 August 1404

|align="center"| 18 December 1415
husband's death

|align="center"| 2 February 1441

|align="center"| Louis, 6th Dauphin

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|align="center"| Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
Also Duchess of Berry.Also Countess of Poitiers.Also Countess of Ponthieu.

|align="center"| William II, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)

|align="center"| 16 August 1401

|align="center"| 6 August 1415

|align="center"| 18 December 1415
husband became the Dauphin

|align="center"| 4 April 1417
husband's death

|align="center"| 8 October 1436

|align="center"| John, 7th Dauphin

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|align="center"| Margaret Stewart of Scotland

|align="center"| James I of Scotland
(Stewart)

|align="center"| 25 December 1424

|align="center" colspan="2"| 24 June 1436

|align="center" colspan="2"| 16 August 1445

|align="center" rowspan="2"| Louis, 9th Dauphin

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|align="center"| Charlotte of Savoy

|align="center"| Louis, Duke of Savoy
(Savoy)

|align="center"| 11 November 1443/5

|align="center" colspan="2"| 14 February 1451

|align="center"| 22 July 1461
became Queen

|align="center"| 1 December 1483

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|align="center"| Catherine de' Medici
Also Duchess of Brittany.

|align="center"| Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
(Medici)

|align="center"| 13 April 1519

|align="center"| 28 October 1533

|align="center"| 10 August 1536
husband became the Dauphin

|align="center"| 31 March 1547
became Queen

|align="center"| 5 January 1589

|align="center"| Henry, 16th Dauphin

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|align="center"| Mary, Queen of Scots

|align="center"| James V of Scotland
(Stewart)

|align="center"| 8 December 1542

|align="center" colspan="2"| 24 April 1558

|align="center"| 10 July 1559
became Queen

|align="center"| 8 February 1587

|align="center"| Francis, 17th Dauphin

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|align="center"| Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria

|align="center"| Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)

|align="center"| 28 November 1660

|align="center" colspan="2"| 7 March 1680

|align="center" colspan="2"| 20 April 1690

|align="center"| Louis,
"le Grand Dauphin", 20th Dauphin

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|align="center"| Princess Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
Also Duchess of Burgundy.

|align="center"| Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
(Savoy)

|align="center"| 6 December 1685

|align="center"| 7 December 1697

|align="center"| 14 April 1711
husband became the Dauphin

|align="center" colspan="2"| 12 February 1712

|align="center"| Louis,
"le Petit Dauphin", 21st Dauphin

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|align="center"| Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain

|align="center"| Philip V of Spain
(Bourbon)

|align="center"| 11 June 1726

|align="center" colspan="2"| 23 February 1745

|align="center" colspan="2"| 22 July 1746

|align="center" rowspan="2"| Louis, 24th Dauphin

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|align="center"| Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony

|align="center"| Augustus III of Poland
(Wettin)

|align="center"| 4 November 1731

|align="center" colspan="2"| 9 February 1747

|align="center"| 20 December 1765
husband's death

|align="center"| 13 March 1767

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|align="center"| Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria

|align="center"| Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg-Lorraine)

|align="center"| 2 November 1755

|align="center" colspan="2"| 16 May 1770

|align="center"| 10 May 1774
became Queen

|align="center"| 16 October 1793

|align="center"| Louis Auguste, 25th Dauphin

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|align="center"| Princess Marie Thérèse of France
Also Duchess of Angoulême.

|align="center"| Louis XVI of France
(Bourbon)

|align="center"| 19 December 1778

|align="center"| 10 June 1799

|align="center"| 16 September 1824
husband became the Dauphin

|align="center"| 2 August 1830
became Queen

|align="center"| 19 October 1851

|align="center"| Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême

See also

Notes

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{{Dauphines of France}}

{{Daughters of France by marriage}}

{{Prince of the Blood (House of Bourbon)}}

{{Princess of the Blood (House of Bourbon)}}

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Category:French princesses