First Prince of the Blood
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The title of First Prince of the Blood (French: premier prince du sang) was a style in France belonging to the most senior member of the royal house who was not a fils de France. It carried with it various legal privileges, including the right to a household paid out of state revenues. The style was held for life - the birth of a new, more senior prince who qualified by rank did not deprive the current holder of it.
[edit] First Princes of the Blood, 1465-1830
- Louis II, duc d'Orléans 1465-1498;
- François, comte d'Angoulême 1498-1515;
- Charles IV, duc d'Alençon 1515-1525;
- Charles III, duc de Bourbon should have been first prince but he was denied the position for treason 1525-1527;
- Charles IV de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme 1527-1537;
- Antoine de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme, later king of Navarre 1537-1562;
- Henri III, king of Navarre 1562-1589;
- Henry II, Prince of Condé 1589-1646;
- Louis II, Prince of Condé 1646-1686;
- Henry III, Prince of Condé 1686-1709;
- Philippe II, duc d'Orléans 1709-1723;
- Louis, duc d'Orléans 1723-1752;
- Louis Philippe I, duc d'Orléans 1752-1785;
- Louis Philippe II, duc d'Orléans 1785-1793;
- Louis Philippe III, duc d'Orléans 1814-1830, who later ruled as king Louis Philippe of the French.
[edit] See also
- Dauphin
- Madame Royale
- Monsieur
- Madame
- Fils de France
- Petit-Fils de France
- Prince du Sang
- Prince of the Blood
- Famille du Roi
