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Thedauphine of France (/ˈdɔːfiːn,dɔːˈfiːn/,alsoUS:/ˈdoʊfiːn,doʊˈfiːn/,French:[dofin]) was the wife of thedauphin of France (theheir apparent to the French throne). The position was analogous to acrown princess (the wife of a crown prince and heir apparent to a throne).
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Dauphine | Ceased to be Dauphine | Death | Husband |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan of Bourbon [1][2][3] | Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (Bourbon) | 3 February 1338 | 8 April 1350 | 22 August 1350 husband became theDauphin | 8 April 1364 becameQueen | 6 February 1378 | Charles, 1st Dauphin | |
| Margaret of Burgundy [1][4] | John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (Valois-Burgundy) | 1393 | 31 August 1404 | 18 December 1415 husband's death | 2 February 1441 | Louis, 6th Dauphin | ||
| Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut [1][3][5][6][7] | William II, Duke of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 16 August 1401 | 6 August 1415 | 18 December 1415 husband became theDauphin | 4 April 1417 husband's death | 8 October 1436 | John, 7th Dauphin | |
| Margaret Stewart of Scotland [1] | James I of Scotland (Stewart) | 25 December 1424 | 24 June 1436 | 16 August 1445 | Louis, 9th Dauphin | |||
| Charlotte of Savoy [1] | Louis, Duke of Savoy (Savoy) | 11 November 1443/5 | 14 February 1451 | 22 July 1461 becameQueen | 1 December 1483 | |||
| Catherine de' Medici [1][8] | Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (Medici) | 13 April 1519 | 28 October 1533 | 10 August 1536 husband became theDauphin | 31 March 1547 becameQueen | 5 January 1589 | Henry, 16th Dauphin | |
| Mary, Queen of Scots [1] | James V of Scotland (Stewart) | 8 December 1542 | 24 April 1558 | 10 July 1559 becameQueen | 8 February 1587 | Francis, 17th Dauphin | ||