Definition of dauphin
: the eldest son of a king of France
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Wieseman placed the Panini near a 1731 work by the same painter depicting preparations for a 1729 celebration in the Piazza Navona in Rome of the birth of the dauphin.
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The crowd cheered as Marie Antoinette held up the dauphin, their heir.
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Wedding at the Royal Chapel in Versaille Marie Antoinette and the dauphin, Louis XVI — who, per tradition, had never met — were married at the age of 14 and 16 respectively, in an effort to solidify diplomatic relations between Austria and France.
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Wedding at the Royal Chapel in Versaille Marie Antoinette and the dauphin, Louis XVI — who, per tradition, had never met — were married at the age of 14 and 16 respectively, in an effort to solidify diplomatic relations between Austria and France.
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From 1350 to 1830, dauphin was the title given to the eldest son of a king of France, or the heir apparent to the French crown. The title was established by the royal house of France through the purchase of lands known as the Dauphiné in 1349 by the future Charles V. The Dauphiné was a region and former province in what is now southeastern France. It was sold to King Philip VI of France and ultimately became a grant of land to the eldest son of the French king, who assumed the title (dauphin) attached to the land. The area had a quasi-independent status until it was annexed to France in 1457.
Origin and Etymology of dauphin
Middle English dolphin, from Anglo-French dolphyn, from Old French dalfin, title of lords of the Dauphiné, from Dalfin, a surname
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