Prince du sang

Heraldic crown of a prince du sang

A prince du sang (Template:IPA-fr, 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.

See also

• Condé branch of the House of Bourbon
• Princes of Orléans
• Prince étranger
• Prinz, esp. in contrast to Fürst / Fuerst
• Prince of Conti
• Prince of Condé
• Duke of Orléans
• Count of Soissons
• Condé
• Premier Prince du Sang