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Dauphin of France, originally Dauphin of Viennois, was the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791, and from 1824 to 1830. The word dauphin is French for dolphin and
Charles V and his son, the Dauphin Charles de France (later Charles VI). Painted by Claude-Jean Besselièvre c. 1820.
Illustration of the Dauphin Louis de France (later King Louis XI) in a manuscript c. 1450, displaying the arms of the Dauphin.
Saint Denis , basilique, gisant de Charles V sculpté lorsqu'il avait 27 ans 2
Young Charles VI of France
Louis Antoine of France, Duke of Angoulême was the elder son of Charles X of France and the last Dauphin of France from 1824 to 1830.
Portrait of the Duke of Angoulême by Thomas Lawrence
The young duke with his siblings and mother, the Countess of Artois (by Charles Le Clercq, c. 1780–1782)
Louis-Antoine by Rosalie Filleul, c. 1781
Faience plate celebrating the Duke of Angoulême as Admiral of France. On display at the Musée national de la Marine, Paris.