<P> The Dauphin of France ( UK : / ˈdoʊfæ̃ , ˈdɔː - , - fɪn / , US : / ˈdɔːfən , dɔːˈfɪn , doʊˈfæn / ; French : Dauphin de France ( dofɛ̃ də fʁɑ̃s ) ) -- strictly The Dauphin of Viennois ( Dauphin de Viennois ) -- was the dynastic title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791 and 1824 to 1830 . The word is French for dolphin , as a reference to the depiction of the animal on their coat of arms . </P>
title given to the eldest son of the king of france
Dauphin of France The Dauphin of Viennois