Prince du sang



A prince du sang (, Prince of the Blood) officially a Prince du sang royal français (Prince of the French royal blood) is a person legitimately descended in male line from a sovereign. The female equivalent was princess of the blood, being applied to the daughter of a prince of the blood.

Famous princes of the French royal blood

 * Louis Philippe I. One time Duke of Orléans and late King of the French.
 * Philippe Égalité.
 * Le Grand Condé. Famous military man during the reign of Louis XIV.
 * Le Grand Conti. Famous military man during the reign of Louis XIV.
 * Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Prince of Condé Prime Minister to Louis XV.

Order of precedence at court

 * 1) The King.
 * 2) The Queen.
 * 3) The Dauphin of France (title of the heir to the throne)
 * 4) The wife of the Dauphin. (called the Dauphine.)
 * 5) The children of the reigning monarch.
 * 6) The children of the previous monarch
 * 7) The Princes of the blood. (The Duke of Orléans followed by the Prince of Condé then the Prince of Conti.
 * 8) The nobility. For example, Dukes (duc), then Counts (comte), other titles such as baron & Chevalier.