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Dauphin de Viennois
The title of Dauphin de Viennois was a hereditary title of the descendants of Guigues IV, Comte d'Albon, who was nicknamed le Dauphin from the dolphin on his coat of arms. The associated lands, known as the Dauphiné, were sold to the King of France in 1349, on condition that the heir to the French crown use the title of Dauphin.
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