title given to the eldest son of the king of france
Dauphin of France 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.[1] The word is French for dolphin, as a reference to the depiction of the animal on their coat of arms.