dauphin
enUKdau·phin
D0038400 (dô′fĭn)dauphin
(ˈdɔːfɪn; dɔːˈfɪn; French dofɛ̃)dau•phin
(ˈdɔ fɪn, doʊˈfɛ̃)n.
| Noun | 1. | dauphin - formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne |
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| 释义 | dauphinenUKdau·phinD0038400 (dô′fĭn)dauphin(ˈdɔːfɪn; dɔːˈfɪn; French dofɛ̃)dau•phin(ˈdɔ fɪn, doʊˈfɛ̃)n.
dauphinenUKDauphin(dô`fĭn), town (1991 pop. 8,453), SW Man., Canada, on the Vermilion River. It is the retail and distribution center for an agricultural, lumbering, and fishing area.dauphin(dô`fĭn, Fr. dōfăN`) [Fr.,=dolphin], French title, borne first by the counts of Vienne (also called Viennois) and later by the eldest son of the king of France, or, if the dauphin came to die before the king, by the dauphin's eldest son. The origin of the title is rather obscure; it probably was the family name of the counts of Vienne, who adopted the dolphin as their heraldic device (12th cent.). Their territory came to be called the dauphiné, or dauphinate, of Vienne, or simply the DauphinéDauphiné, region and former province, SE France, bordering on Italy. It is now divided into three departments, Haute-Alpes, Isère, and Drôme. In the east the Alps culminate in the Barre des Écrins; their magnificent scenery attracts many tourists. ..... Click the link for more information. . Another dauphinate, that of Auvergne, ruled by a branch of the house of Vienne, came into existence when Auvergne broke up in the 12th cent. The title dauphin passed, with the Dauphiné, to the direct heirs of the French kings when (1349) Dauphin Humbert II of Vienne sold the region to King Philip VI of France. When Philip died (1350) his grandson, later King Charles V, became the first heir to the throne to bear the title. After Louis XI the title was merely honorific. Louis Antoine, duc d'Angoulême (1775–1844), son of King Charles X, was the last dauphin. Louis, eldest son of Louis XIV, was known as the Great Dauphin; he was a competent military leader. Louis XVIILouis XVII (Louis Charles), 1785–1795?, titular king of France (1793–95), known in popular legend as the "lost dauphin." The second son of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, he became dauphin at the death (1789) of his elder brother. ..... Click the link for more information. is known as the Lost Dauphin. dauphindauphinenUK
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