What is Prince du sang?
{{Italic title}} [[File:Crown of a Prince of the Blood of France (variant).svg|thumb|right|250px|The coronet of a Prince of the blood used in coats of arms etc.]] A '''''prince du sang''''' (prince of the blood) was a member of the extended French Royal Family. This meant that all people except females that were princes of the blood would be entitled to inherit the [[throne]] only if every male member of the immediate royal family had died. The main princes of the blood were known as the [[Prince of Conti]] and the [[Prince of Condé]] as well as the more significant [[Duke of Orléans]]. The prince of the blood was entitled to be styled [[Serene Highness]] ({{lang-fr|altesse sérénissime}}) but it was used in writing only. A majority of the princes of the blood had their own apartments at the [[Palace of Versailles]] as well as their own townhouses in [[Paris]] ==Famous princes of the 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== # The King. # The Queen. # The [[Dauphin of France]] (title of the heir to the throne) # The wife of the Dauphin. (called the ''Dauphine''.) # The children of the reigning monarch. # The children of the previous monarch # The '''Princes of the blood'''. (The [[Duke of Orléans]] followed by the [[Prince of Condé]] then the [[Prince of Conti]]. # The [[nobility]]. For example, Dukes (''duc)'', then Counts (''comte''), other titles such as ''baron'' & ''Chevalier''. ==Related pages== *[[Prince of Conti]] *[[Prince of Condé]] *[[Duke of Orléans]] *[[Count of Soissons]] *[[Condé]] *''[[Premier Prince du Sang]]'' [[Category:Ranks in the old Kingdom of France]]