The dauphine of France (, also , ) 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 Joanna of BourbonAlso Dauphine of Viennois.Also Duchess of Normandy.Also Duchess of Touraine. Peter I, Duke of Bourbon(Bourbon) 3 February 1338 8 April 1350 22 August 1350husband became the Dauphin 8 April 1364became Queen 6 February 1378 Charles, 1st Dauphin Margaret of BurgundyAlso Duchess of Guyenne. John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy(Valois-Burgundy) 1393 31 August 1404 18 December 1415husband's death 2 February 1441 Louis, 6th Dauphin Jacqueline, Countess of HainautAlso Duchess of Berry.Also Countess of Poitiers.Also Countess of Ponthieu. William II, Duke of Bavaria(Wittelsbach) 16 August 1401 6 August 1415 18 December 1415husband became the Dauphin 4 April 1417husband's death 8 October 1436 John, 7th Dauphin Margaret Stewart of Scotland James I of Scotland(Stewart) 25 December 1424 24 June 1436 16 August 1445 Louis, 9th Dauphin Charlotte of Savoy Louis, Duke of Savoy(Savoy) 11 November 1443/5 14 February 1451 22 July 1461became Queen 1 December 1483 Catherine de' MediciAlso Duchess of Brittany. Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino(Medici) 13 April 1519 28 October 1533 10 August 1536husband became the Dauphin 31 March 1547became Queen 5 January 1589 Henry, 16th Dauphin Mary, Queen of Scots James V of Scotland(Stewart) 8 December 1542 24 April 1558 10 July 1559became Queen 8 February 1587 Francis, 17th Dauphin
House of Bourbon Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Dauphine Ceased to be Dauphine Death Husband Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria 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 SavoyAlso Duchess of Burgundy. Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia(Savoy) 6 December 1685 7 December 1697 14 April 1711husband became the Dauphin 12 February 1712 Louis, "le Petit Dauphin", 21st Dauphin Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain Philip V of Spain(Bourbon) 11 June 1726 23 February 1745 22 July 1746 Louis, 24th Dauphin Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony Augustus III of Poland(Wettin) 4 November 1731 9 February 1747 20 December 1765husband's death 13 March 1767 Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor(Habsburg-Lorraine) 2 November 1755 16 May 1770 10 May 1774became Queen 16 October 1793 Louis Auguste, 25th Dauphin Princess Marie Thérèse of FranceAlso Duchess of Angoulême. Louis XVI(Bourbon) 19 December 1778 10 June 1799 16 September 1824husband became the Dauphin 2 August 1830became Queen 19 October 1851 Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême / 26th Dauphin
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 Princess 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
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