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The Counts of Albon were minor French nobles in south-eastern France, in the Rhone Alps region. Under Guigues IV, Comte d'Albon, who was nicknamed le Dauphin from 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 (French: le Dauphiné). The titles and lands, many of which were within the legal boundaries of the Holy Roman Empire rather than 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.

Contents 1 House of Albon 2 House of Burgundy 3 House of la Tour du Pin 4 House of Valois 5 House of Bourbon

• Guigues I d'Albon the Old (c. 1000-1070), Count in Oisans, Grésivaudan and in Briançonnais, lord of Chateau d'Albon, ruled until death in 1070

  married to Adélaïde

• Guigues II of Albon the Fat (c.1020-1079), Count in Grésivaudan and in Briançonnais, ruled 1070-1079, son of the previous and of Adélaïde

  married Adélaïde de Royans; married Agnes of Barcelona, daughter of Raymond Berengar I and Almodis de La Marche.

• 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 the previous by his first wife

  married Mathilda, daughter of Roger I of Sicily

• Guigues IV of Albon, le Dauphin (c. 1095-1142), Count of Albon, son of the previous, ruled 1133-1142

  married Marguerite of Burgundy

• Guigues V of Albon (c. 1120-1162), Count of Albon and Grenoble, Dauphin of Viennois, son of the previous, ruled 1142-1162

  married Béatrice of Montferrat

• Béatrice of Albon, (1161-1228), Dauphine of Viennois, Countess of Albon, Grenoble, Oisans et Briançon, daughter of the previous, ruled 1162-1228

  married 3 times :

  1. Taillefer of Toulouse, second son of Raymond V, Count of Toulouse and of Constance of France
  2. Hugh III of Burgundy
  3. Hugues de Coligny

• Guigues VI of Viennois (1184-1237), Dauphin de Viennois, comte d'Albon, de Grenoble, d'Oisans et de Briançon, son of Hugh III of Burgundy and of Béatrice of Albon, ruled 1228-1237

  married Béatrice of Sabran, then Béatrice of Montferrat

• Guigues VII of Viennois (c.1225-1269), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Albon, Grenoble, Oisans, Briançon, Embrun and Gap, son of the previous by Béatrice of Montferrat, ruled 1237-1269

  married Béatrice of Savoy

• Jean I of Viennois (1263-1282), Dauphin of Viennois, comte d'Albon, de Grenoble, d'Oisans, de Briançon et d'Embrun, son of the previous, ruled 1269-1282

  married Bonne of Savoy

• Anne of Viennois (1255-1298), Dauphine of Viennois, Countess of Albon, daughter of Guigies VII and Béatrice of Savoy. Married Humbert, Baron de La Tour du Pin.

• Humbert I of Viennois, (c.1240-1307), husband of Anne of Viennois, Baron of La Tour de Pin, Dauphin of Viennois and Count of Albon by marriage, ruled 1282-1307
• Jean II of Viennois (1280-1318), Baron of La Tour du Pin, Dauphin of Viennois, son of the previous, ruled 1307-1318

  married Béatrice of Hungary, daughter of Charles Martel of Hungary

• Guigues VIII of Viennois (1309-1333), Dauphin of Viennois, ruled 1318-1333, son of the previous

  married Isabelle of France, daughter of Philip V

• Humbert II of Viennois (1312-1355), Dauphin of Viennois, brother of the previous, ruled 1333-1349, sold his lands and titles to Philip VI of France

  married Marie des Baux

• Charles I of Viennois (1338-1380), son of John II of France, King of France as Charles V, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, also Duke of Normandy, ruled Dauphinate as 1st Dauphin of France 1350-1364, ruled Dauphinate as King of France 1364-1366.

• John III of Viennois, (1366), son of Charles I, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as 2nd Dauphin of France 1366.

• • Charles I of Viennois, 1366-1368

• Charles II of Viennois, (1368-1422), son of

Charles I, King of France as Charles VI, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as 3rd Dauphin of France 1368-1380, ruled Dauphinate as King of France 1380-1386.

• Charles III of Viennois, (1386), son of Charles II, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as 4th Dauphin of France 1386.

• • Charles II of Viennois, 1386-1392

• Charles IV of Viennois,

(1392-1401), son of Charles II, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, also Duke of Guyenne, ruled Dauphinate as 5th Dauphin of France 1392-1401.

• Louis I of Viennois (1397-1415), son of Charles II, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, also Duke of Guyenne, ruled Dauphinate as 6th Dauphin of France 1401-1415.

• John IV Viennois (1398-1417), son of Charles II, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, also Duke of Touraine, ruled Dauphinate as 7th Dauphin of France 1415-1417.

• Charles V Viennois, (1403-1461), son of Charles II, King of France as Charles VII, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, also Count of Ponthieu, ruled Dauphinate as 8th Dauphin of France 1417-1422, ruled Dauphinate as King of France/King of Bourges 1422-1423/1429.

• Louis II Viennois, (1423-1483), son of Charles V, King of France as Louis XI, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as 9th Dauphin of France 1423/1429-1461, ruled Dauphinate as King of France 1461-1466.

• Francis I of Viennois, (1466), son of Louis II, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as 10th Dauphin of France 1466.

• • Louis II of Viennois, 1466-1470

• Charles VI of Viennois, (1470-1498), son of Louis II, King of France as Charles VIII, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as 11th Dauphin of France 1470-1483, ruled Dauphinate as King of France 1483-1492.

• Charles VII of Viennois, or Charles-Orlando, (1492-1495), son of Charles VI, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as 12th Dauphin of France 1492-1495.

• • Charles VI of Viennois, 1495-1496

• Charles VIII of Viennois, (1496), son of Charles VI, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as 13th Dauphin of France 1496.

• • Charles VI of Viennois, 1496-1497

• Francis II of Viennois, (1497), son of Charles VI, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as 14th Dauphin of France 1497.

• • Charles VI of Viennois, 1497-1498

• Louis III of Viennois, (1462-1515), son of Charles, Duke of Orléans, King of France as Louis XII, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as King of France 1498-1515.

• Francis III of Viennois, (1494-1547), son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, King of France as Francis I, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as King of France 1515-1518.

• Francis IV of Viennois, (1518-1536), son of Francis III, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, also Duke of Brittany, ruled Dauphinate as 15th Dauphin of France 1518-1536.

• Henry I of Viennois, (1519-1559), son of Francis III, King of France as Henry II, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, also Duke of Brittany, ruled Dauphinate as 16th Dauphin of France 1536-1547.

• Francis V of Viennois, (1544-1560), son of Henry I, King of France as Francis II, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, also jure uxoris King of Scotland, ruled Dauphinate as 17th Dauphin of France 1547-1559, ruled Dauphinate as King of France 1559-1560.

• Charles IX of Viennois, or Charles-Maximilian (1550-1574), son of Henry I, King of France as Charles IX, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as King of France 1560-1574.

• Henry II of Viennois, or Henry-Edward, (1551-1589), son of Henry I, King of France as Henry III, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled Dauphinate as King of France 1574-1589.

• Henry III (Henry IV of France)
• Louis IV (Louis XIII of France)
• Louis V (Louis XIV of France)
• Louis VI (le Grand Dauphin)
• Louis VII (le Petit Dauphin)
• Louis VIII (Duke of Brittany)
• Louis IX (Louis XV of France)
• Louis X (Louis-Ferdinand, Dauphin)
• Louis XI (Louis XVI)
• Louis XII (Louis-Joseph, Dauphin)
• Louis XIII (Louis XVII)

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