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ˈdɔ fin, doʊ-dauphine

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  1. Dauphiné

    The Dauphiné (UK: , US: French: [dofi'ne]) is a former province in Southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isère, Drôme and Hautes-Alpes. 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. It became a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the 11th century. However, the Dauphin of France was the title of the eldest son of a king of France and the heir apparent to the French crown, from 1350 to 1830. The title was established by the royal house of France through the purchase of lands known as the Dauphiné in 1349 by the future Charles V of France. The Dauphiné is best known for its transfer from the last non-royal Dauphin (who had great debts and no direct heir) to the King of France in 1349. The terms of the transfer stipulated that the heir apparent of France would henceforth be called le Dauphin and included significant autonomy and tax exemption for the Dauphiné region, most of which it retained only until 1457, though it remained a province until the French Revolution. The historical capital is Grenoble and the other main towns are Vienne, Valence, Montélimar, Gap and Romans-sur-Isère. The demonym for its inhabitants is Dauphinois.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dauphinenoun

    the title of the wife of the dauphin

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  1. Dauphiné

    The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isère, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes. The Dauphiné was originally the County of Albon, but the counts took the title Dauphin, from which the region gets its name. It was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, although after 1349 it was ruled by the King of France, and often by his heir, with the title of Dauphin. It remained an imperial state until the French Revolution, but after 1457 it was controlled by the French crown without outside interference or internal autonomy. The historical capital is Grenoble and the other main towns are Vienne, Valence, Montélimar, Gap and Romans-sur-Isère. Its inhabitants are called Dauphinois. Le Dauphiné Libéré is a famous regional French newspaper, and organized the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle stage race prior to 2010.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Dauphiné

    a SW. province of France, of which the capital was Grenoble; annexed to the French crown under Philippe II. in 1349.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. dauphiné

    An old province of Southeast France, successively held by the Allobroges, Burgundians, and Lombards; was, about 723-24, delivered from the invading Saracens by Charles Martel. Its counts were called dauphins; and when it was ceded to Philip of Valois, in 1349, the title of dauphin was given to the eldest son of the king of France, to whom it continued to be applied till the revolution of 1830.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DAUPHINE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dauphine is ranked #49461 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Dauphine surname appeared 425 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dauphine.

    48.9% or 208 total occurrences were White.
    46.1% or 196 total occurrences were Black.
    3.5% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.4% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dauphine in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dauphine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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