Dauphine
(dō-fē-nā´) (pron: doe-fee-nay))
Capital: Grenoble (pron: gruh-no-buhl)
French annexation: 1349
This “quartered” shield represents the royal banner of France (fluers-de-lys) and the Dauphin (dolphin—“king of fishes”), eldest son of the French king and ruler of the province.
