dauphin
French crown prince
Dauphin was the title given to the heir apparent to the French throne from the 14th century until the monarchy's fall.
The word originally meant dolphin—the heraldic symbol of the province whose lords first bore the title.
The young dauphin never lived to become king.
In English, dauphin sometimes appears figuratively for any designated successor or crown prince of an organization.
Following in order
- princeRoyal family male
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ascensionMovement to higher position
birthright · primogeniture · scion · regent · successor · inheritance · dynasty · monarchy
Western European republic
- ValoisFrench royal dynasty
- BourbonFrench ruling family
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
- fleur-de-lisStylized heraldic lily motif
Orléans · feudalism · Charlemagne · Grenoble · heraldry · province · territory · appanage
succession
Following in order
ascension · birthright · primogeniture · scion · regent · successor · inheritance · dynasty · monarchy · sovereignty
France
Western European republic
- ValoisFrench royal dynasty
- BourbonFrench ruling family
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
fleur-de-lis · Orléans · feudalism · Charlemagne · Grenoble · heraldry · province · territory · appanage · medieval
cetacean
Aquatic mammal order
crest · marine · mammal · stylized · escutcheon · armorial · symbol · badge · insignia · device
- vie marinesardine, barracuda, cachalot
- imperial familyemperor, empress, prince, princess, crown prince
- Medieval Nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- princescrown prince, prince consort, heir apparent, princeling, firstborn son
- royal titlesqueen, king, prince, princess, emperor
dauphinusurper
Illegal power seizer
false king · pretender · impostor · distant cousin · last in line