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John II of Viennois (1280–1318), Baron of La Tour du Pin, Dauphin of Viennois, ruled 1307–1318; Guigues VIII of Viennois (1309–1333), Dauphin of Viennois, ruled 1318–1333; Humbert II of Viennois (1312–1355), Dauphin of Viennois, ruled 1333–1349; Humbert II sold his lands and titles to Philip VI of France.
Articles about the Dauphins of Viennois, members of the medieval nobility in what is now south-eastern France.The title-holders were rulers of the Dauphiné.From 1349, the title-holders were heirs apparent to the French throne.
Coat of arms of the Dauphin of France. Arms of the Dauphin of France, depicting the fleur-de-lis and the dolphin.. Dauphin of France (/ ˈ d ɔː f ɪ n /, also UK: / d ɔː ˈ f ɪ n, ˈ d oʊ f æ̃ / US: / ˈ d oʊ f ɪ n, d oʊ ˈ f æ̃ /; French: Dauphin de France [dofɛ̃ də fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ), originally Dauphin of Viennois (Dauphin de Viennois), was the title given to the heir apparent ...
The Dauphiné was originally the Dauphiné of Viennois. In the 12th century, the local ruler Count Guigues IV of Albon (c. 1095 –1142) bore a dolphin on his coat of arms and was nicknamed le Dauphin (French for 'dolphin'). His descendants changed their title from Count of Albon to Dauphin of Viennois. The state took the name of Dauphiné.
Andrew Guigues VI (1184 – 14 March 1237), known as André de Bourgogne, Dauphin of Viennois, was the Count of Albon, Briançon, Grenoble, and Oisans from 1228 until his death. He was the son of Hugh III of Burgundy and Béatrice of Albon . [ 1 ]
The official history written by George de Manteyer has caused him to be known as the first Dauphin of Viennois, despite this designation only appearing a century later. . Guigues was an ambitious minor noble who extended his domain between the Rhone and the
Humbert was a son of Dauphin John II of Viennois and Beatrice of Hungary. [1] To contemporaries, he was incompetent and extravagant, lacking the warlike ardour of his brother. He passed his youth at Naples enjoying the aesthetic pleasures of the Italian trecento. [2] His subsequent court at Beauvoir-en-Royans had a reputation for extravagance ...
Guigues VII (1225–1269), of the House of Burgundy, was the dauphin of Vienne and count of Albon, Grenoble, Oisans, Briançon, Embrun, and Gap from 1237 to his death. He was the son of Andrew Guigues VI and Beatrice of Montferrat. When his father died, his mother helped guide the leadership of the new Dauphin. [1]