dauphine

Crown prince's wife

Dauphine is the title for the wife of the dauphin—the heir to the French throne.

The most famous was Marie Antoinette, dauphine before becoming queen.

In cooking, pommes dauphine or potatoes dauphine are croquettes made from mashed potatoes mixed with choux pastry, then deep-fried.

consort

crown princess

Female successor to throne

royal marriageWedding of crowned heads
matrimonyLegal union of spouses
tiaraOrnamental feminine headband

coronation · palace · court etiquette · queenly · duchess · statecraft · diplomacy · regal · majesty · noble birth

royalty

Versailles

French royal palace complex

BourbonFrench ruling family
ValoisFrench royal dynasty
Ancien RégimePre-1789 French system

Louis XIV · Marie Antoinette · Tuileries · Orléans · Château · courtier · regent · Guillotine · court · Armagnac

succession

heir apparent

Unassailable next in line

primogenitureEldest inherits all
lineageDescent from progenitors
birthrightEntitlement from origin

ascension · throne · crown prince · inheritance · scion · dynasty · progeny · heirship · anointed · patrimony

culinary

potato

Edible underground tuber

croquetteBreaded fried food roll
choux pastryCooked dough for éclairs
friedCooked in hot fat

French cuisine · beignet · purée · crispy · golden · appetizer · side dish

Categories

nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
French courtVersailles, Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, throne, crown
French Nobilitycomte, marquis, baron, baroness, countess
noblewomennoblewoman, duchess, countess, baroness, marchioness
Valois FranceCharles VII, Henry II, Catherine de Medici, dauphins, royal succession

Opposites

royal hierarchy/succession status

dauphinequeen

Most powerful chess piece

queen consort · dowager queen · queen mother · empress · sovereign

proximity to power

dauphinecommoner

Non-noble person

peasant · serf · subject · pauper · servant

Family

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