The Counts of Albon (Comtes d'Albon) were minor French nobles in south-eastern France, in the Rhone 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 Franc. When the King of France had no son, he would personally rule the Dauphiny separately, as Dauphin.
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Lords of Chateau d'Albon
House of Albon
- Guigues I of Albon the Old (c. 1000-1070), Count in Oisans, Grésivaudan and Briançonnais, Lord of Chateau d'Albon, ruled until 1070
- Guigues II of Albon the Fat (c.1020-1079), Count in Grésivaudan and Briançonnais, Lord of Chateau 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 Auverge.
House of Albon
- Guigues V of Albon (c. 1120-1162), Count of Albon and Grenoble, Dauphin of Viennois, ruled 1142-1162, son of,
- Béatrice of Albon, (1161-1228), Dauphine of Viennois, Countess of Albon, Grenoble, Oisans et Briançon, ruled 1162-1228, married Hugh III of Burgundy, daughter of,
House of Burgundy
- Guigues VI of Viennois (1184-1237), Dauphin de Viennois, count of Albon, Grenoble, Oisans and Briançon, son of, ruled 1228-1237
- Guigues VII of Viennois (c.1225-1269), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Albon, Grenoble, Oisans, Briançon, Embrun and Gap, son of, ruled 1237-1269
- John I of Viennois (1263-1282), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Albon, Grenoble, Oisans, Briançon and Embrun, son of, ruled 1269-1282
- Anne of Viennois (1255-1298), Dauphine of Viennois, Countess of Albon, sister of, married Humbert, Baron of La Tour du Pin
House of La Tour du Pin
- Humbert I of Viennois, (c.1240-1307), husband of, Baron of La Tour de Pin, Dauphin of Viennois and Count of Albon, ruled 1282-1307
- John II of Viennois (1280-1318), Baron of La Tour du Pin, Dauphin of Viennois, son of, ruled 1307-1318
- Guigues VIII of Viennois (1309-1333), Dauphin of Viennois, ruled 1318-1333, son of,
- Humbert II of Viennois (1312-1355), Dauphin of Viennois, brother of, ruled 1333-1349
Humbert II sold his lands and titles to Philip VI of France.
Dauphins of Viennois and Dauphins of France
House of Valois
- Charles I of Viennois (1338-1380), son of, also king of France as Charles V, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Normandy, ruled the dauphinate as the first Dauphin of France (1350-1364) and ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1364-1366
- John III of Viennois, son of, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as second Dauphin of France (1366).
- Charles I of Viennois, father of, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1366-1368)
- Charles II of Viennois, (1368-1422), son of, also king of France as Charles VI, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as third Dauphin of France (1368-1380), ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1380-1386)
- Charles III of Viennois, (1386), son of, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as forth Dauphin of France (1386)
- Charles II of Viennois, father of, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1386-1392)
- Charles IV of Viennois, (1392-1401), son of, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Guyenne, ruled the dauphinate as fifth Dauphin of France (1392-1401)
- Louis I of Viennois (1397-1415), brother of, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Guyenne, ruled the dauphinate as sixth Dauphin of France (1401-1415)
- John IV of Viennois (1398-1417), brother of, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Touraine, ruled the dauphinate as seventh Dauphin of France (1415-1417)
- Charles V of Viennois, (1403-1461), brother of, also king of France as Charles VII, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois, Valentinois and Ponthieu, ruled the dauphinate as eight Dauphin of France (1417-1422), ruled the dauphinate as king of France/King of Bourges (1422-1423/1429)
- Louis II of Viennois, (1423-1483), son of, also king of France as Louis XI, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as ninth Dauphin of France (1423/1429-1461), ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1461-1466)
- Francis I of Viennois, (1466), son of, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as tenth Dauphin of France (1466)
- Louis II of Viennois, father of, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1466-1470)
- Charles VI of Viennois, (1470-1498), son of, also king of France as Charles VIII, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the auphinate as eleventh Dauphin of France (1470-1483), ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1483-1492)
- Charles VII of Viennois, (1492-1495), son of, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as twelfth Dauphin of France (1492-1495)
- Charles VI of Viennois, father of, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1495-1496)
- Charles VIII of Viennois, (1496), son of, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as thirteenth Dauphin of France (1496)
- Charles VI of Viennois, father of, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1496-1497)
- Francis II of Viennois, (1497), son of, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as fourteenth Dauphin of France (1497)
- Charles VI of Viennois, father of, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1497-1498)
- Louis III of Viennois, (1462-1515), son of Charles I de Valois, Duke of Orléans, also king of France as Louis XII, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1498-1515)
- Francis III of Viennois, (1494-1547), son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, also king of France as Francis I, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1515-1518)
- Francis IV of Viennois, (1518-1536), son of, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Brittany, ruled the dauphinate as fifteenth Dauphin of France (1518-1536)
- Henry I of Viennois, (1519-1559), son of, also ing of France as Henry II, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Brittany, ruled the dauphinate as sixteenth Dauphin of France (1536-1547)
- Francis V of Viennois, (1544-1560), son of, also king of France as Francis II, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, also jure uxoris king of Scotland, ruled the dauphinate as seventeenth Dauphin of France (1547-1559, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1559-1560)
- Charles VII of Viennois, (1550-1574), brother of, also king of France as Charles IX, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1560-1574)
- Henry II of Viennois, (1551-1589), brother of, king of France as Henry III, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1574-1589)
House of Bourbon
- Henry III of Viennois, also king of France as Henry IV
- Louis IV of Viennois, also king of France as Louis XIII
- Louis V of Viennois, also king of France as Louis XIV
- Louis VI of Viennois le Grand Dauphin
- Louis VII of Viennois le Petit Dauphin
- Louis VIII of Viennois, also Duke of Brittany
- Louis IX of Viennois, also king of France as Louis XV
- Louis X of Viennois
- Louis XI of Viennois, also king of France as Louis XVI
- Louis XII of Viennois
- Louis XIII of Viennois, also king of France as Louis XVII
