Prince of the Blood
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During the French monarchy, the title Prinz von Geblüt (French prince du sang , English prince of the blood ) referred to all members of the royal family of the Capetians who belonged to the sex in male ascendency . As persons of royal blood, they were of relevance in the succession plan to the French throne. Female descendants ( princesse du sang ) had no right of succession. Traditionally, only the descendants of King Louis IX were owned by the French kings . des saints (1214–1270) recognized as the blood prince, affected the members of the houses of Valois and Bourbon and their subsidiary lines. The House of Courtenay was therefore stripped of the blood rank of King Louis XIV (1643–1715), as this was not granted by Louis IX. descended from. After the signing of the Lateran Pacts , the Kingdom of Italy considered all cardinals residing in Rome or Vatican City as princes of the blood.
First Prince of the Blood
The "first prince of the blood" ( premier prince du sang ) was next to the reigning king and his descendants as the highest-ranking member of the royal family, since he was the head of the closest related branch line. The successor to the throne fell to him as the first among all other blood princes, in the event of the reigning royal family going out. For example, succeeded in 1589 with Henry of Bourbon a first prince of the blood to the throne in France, after the House of Valois became extinct.
The first princes of the blood were:
| time | Surname | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1465-1498 | Louis de Valois, Duke of Orléans | King from 1498 as Ludwig XII. |
| 1498-1515 | François de Valois, Count of Angoulême | King from 1515 as Franz I. |
| 1515-1525 | Charles d'Alençon, Duke of Alençon | |
| 1525-1527 | Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon | |
| 1527-1537 | Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme | |
| 1537-1562 | Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme | |
| 1562-1589 | Henri de Bourbon, King of Navarre | King from 1589 as Heinrich IV. |
| 1589-1646 | Henri de Bourbon, Prince of Condé | |
| 1686-1709 | Henri Jules de Bourbon, Prince of Condé | |
| 1709-1723 | Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France | |
| 1723-1752 | Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans | |
| 1752-1785 | Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans | |
| 1785-1793 | Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans, Philippe Egalité | |
| 1814-1830 | Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans | Proclaimed King of the French in 1830 |
literature
- Philippe de Montjouvent, Éphéméride de la Maison de France de 1589 à 1848 , éd. you Chaney, 1999