English to French Meaning of dauphin - dauphin

Dauphin :

dauphin

Dauphin :: dauphinDauphins :: DAUPHINS

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Definitions of dauphin in English

Noun(1) formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne

Examples of dauphin in English

(1) The hand of six-year-old Mary was promised to the French dauphin , Francis, in 1548 in exchange for French protection of Scotland from the English as part of the Auld Alliance.(2) The French dauphin made himself king as Charles VII with inspirational support from Joan of Arc.(3) Her time with the royal French household, which included tutoring the dauphin Louis, came to an end as the Hundred Years War was renewed in 1415.(4) Not long after this Oresme became friendly with the dauphin Charles who went on to become Charles V of France in 1362.(5) In 1483 Margaret of Austria was betrothed to the dauphin , later Charles VIII of France, but they never married.(6) Prior to that the chateau was the residence of Charles VII, the dauphin of France in the early 15th century.(7) In 1429, Joan presented herself to the embattled dauphin as the virgin deliverer of France.(8) It seemed wise to ship Mary out of Scotland at age 5 for France, where she was reared as a match for that country's dauphin prince.(9) In 1729 he painted scenery for the Versailles fireworks display to celebrate the birth of the dauphin .(10) In 1429 Joan did fulfill her goals of raising the siege of Orleans and getting the dauphin crowned as King Charles VII at Reims, the traditional coronation site for French monarchs.(11) In 1558, she married the French dauphin who became King Francois II of France a little over a year later.(12) The treaty of Troyes forced Charles VI of France to disinherit his son, the dauphin , in favour of the English kings.(13) Henry's savage reprisals in 1544 and 1545 alienated what support the English had in Scotland and in 1548 Mary was betrothed to the dauphin and sent to France.(14) The play ends with the maistre and vignerons hoping for more victories from Louis and a dauphin to secure the succession.(15) Festivals occurred frequently at the square during the Old Regime, notably on the occasion of the birth of the dauphin and for royal marriages.(16) He did, however, keep in touch with a wide circle of courtiers and especially with the dauphin Henry upon whose eventual accession his hopes of recovery now depended.

(1) dauntless ::

intrépide

Synonyms

1. dauphin ::

dauphin

Different Forms

dauphin, dauphins

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