Dauphine of France
Wife of the heir apparent to the French throne
The dauphine of France (/ˈdɔːfiːn, dɔːˈfiːn/, also US: /ˈdoʊfiːn, doʊˈfiːn/, 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
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Dauphine | Ceased to be Dauphine | Death | Husband |
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Joan of Bourbon [1][2][3] | Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (Bourbon) | 3 February 1338 | 8 April 1350 | 22 August 1350 husband became the Dauphin | 8 April 1364 became Queen | 6 February 1378 | Charles, 1st Dauphin | |
Margaret of Burgundy [1][4] | John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (Valois-Burgundy) | 1393 | 31 August 1404 | 18 December 1415 husband's death | 2 February 1441 | Louis, 6th Dauphin | ||
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut [1][3][5][6][7] | William II, Duke of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 16 August 1401 | 6 August 1415 | 18 December 1415 husband became the Dauphin | 4 April 1417 husband's death | 8 October 1436 | John, 7th Dauphin | |
Margaret Stewart of Scotland [1] | James I of Scotland (Stewart) | 25 December 1424 | 24 June 1436 | 16 August 1445 | Louis, 9th Dauphin | |||
Charlotte of Savoy [1] | Louis, Duke of Savoy (Savoy) | 11 November 1443/5 | 14 February 1451 | 22 July 1461 became Queen | 1 December 1483 | |||
Catherine de' Medici [1][8] | Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (Medici) | 13 April 1519 | 28 October 1533 | 10 August 1536 husband became the Dauphin | 31 March 1547 became Queen | 5 January 1589 | Henry, 16th Dauphin | |
Mary, Queen of Scots [1] | James V of Scotland (Stewart) | 8 December 1542 | 24 April 1558 | 10 July 1559 became Queen | 8 February 1587 | Francis, 17th Dauphin |
House of Bourbon
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Dauphine | Ceased to be Dauphine | Death | Husband |
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Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria [1] | Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 28 November 1660 | 7 March 1680 | 20 April 1690 | Louis, "le Grand Dauphin", 20th Dauphin | |||
Princess Marie Adélaïde of Savoy [1][9] | Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (Savoy) | 6 December 1685 | 7 December 1697 | 14 April 1711 husband became the Dauphin | 12 February 1712 | Louis, "le Petit Dauphin", 21st Dauphin | ||
Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain [1] | Philip V of Spain (Bourbon) | 11 June 1726 | 23 February 1745 | 22 July 1746 | Louis, 24th Dauphin | |||
Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony [1] | Augustus III of Poland (Wettin) | 4 November 1731 | 9 February 1747 | 20 December 1765 husband's death | 13 March 1767 | |||
Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria [1][5] | Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg-Lorraine) | 2 November 1755 | 16 May 1770 | 10 May 1774 became Queen | 16 October 1793 | Louis Auguste, 25th Dauphin | ||
Princess Marie Thérèse of France [1][10] | Louis XVI of France (Bourbon) | 19 December 1778 | 10 June 1799 | 16 September 1824 husband became the Dauphin | 2 August 1830 became Queen | 19 October 1851 | Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême |
See also
- Dauphine of Auvergne
- List of Angevin consorts
- Countesses and Duchesses of Maine
- List of consorts of Alençon
- List of consorts of Bourbon
- List of consorts of Vendôme
- Countess of Artois
- Countess of Provence
- List of consorts of Lorraine
- List of Princesses of Condé
- List of consorts of Montpensier
- List of consorts of Conti
- List of consorts of Étampes
- Countess of Évreux
- Countess of Champagne
- List of consorts of Joinville
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Also Dauphine of Viennois.
- ^ Also Duchess of Normandy.
- ^ a b Also Duchess of Touraine.
- ^ Also Duchess of Guyenne.
- ^ a b Also Duchess of Berry.
- ^ Also Countess of Poitiers.
- ^ Also Countess of Ponthieu.
- ^ Also Duchess of Brittany.
- ^ Also Duchess of Burgundy.
- ^ Also Duchess of Angoulême.
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Dauphines of France
- Joanna of Bourbon (1350–1364)
- Margaret of Burgundy (1412–1415)
- Jacqueline of Bavaria (1415–1417)
- Margaret of Scotland (1436–1445)
- Charlotte of Savoy (1451–1461)
- Catherine de' Medici (1536–1547)
- Mary Stuart (1558–1559)
- Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (1680–1690)
- Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (1711–1712)
- Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1745–1746)
- Maria Josepha of Saxony (1747–1765)
- Maria Antonia of Austria (1770–1774)
- Marie Thérèse of France (1824–1830)