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List of Counts of Albon and Dauphins of Viennois

 
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Coat of Arms of the Dauphins of Viennois.

The Counts of Albon (Comtes d'Albon) were minor French nobles in south-eastern France, in the Rhône Alps region.

Under Guigues IV, Count of Albon, who was nicknamed le Dauphin or the Dolphin on his coat of arms, they took a new hereditary title, Dauphin of Viennois (Dauphin de Viennois), named for the region around Vienne, where they ruled. The collective lands ruled by the Dauphins of Viennois became known as the Dauphiny (le Dauphiné).

The titles and lands, many of which were within the legal boundaries of the Holy Roman Empire rather than of the kingdom of France, were all sold to King Philip VI of France in 1349, on condition that the heir to the French crown always be named Dauphin, and be personal holder of the lands and titles. By condition of the Emperor, the Dauphiny could never be united to France. When the King of France had no son, he would personally rule the Dauphiny separately, as Dauphin.

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Lords of Château d'Albon

House of Albon

  • Guigues I of Albon the Old (c. 1000-1070), Count in Oisans, Grésivaudan and Briançonnais, Lord of Château d'Albon, ruled until 1070
  • Guigues II of Albon the Fat (c.1020-1079), Count in Grésivaudan and Briançonnais, Lord of Château d'Albon, ruled 1070-1079, son of

Counts of Albon

House of Albon

  • Guigues III of Albon the Count (c.1050-1133), first Count of Albon (the southern part of the ancient County of Vienne, divided between himself and the Count of Savoy), ruled 1079-1133, son of
  • Guigues IV of Albon, le Dauphin (c. 1095-1142), Count of Albon, ruled 1133-1142, son of,

Counts of Albon and Dauphins of Viennois

Robert V, Count of Auvergne married Marquise d'Albon, a daughter of Guigues IV. Their descendants adopted the title of Dauphin of Auvergne.

House of Albon

House of Burgundy

House of La Tour du Pin

Humbert I of Viennois

Humbert II sold his lands and titles to Philip VI of France.

Dauphins of Viennois and Dauphins of France

House of Valois

House of Bourbon

See also


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