The "Dauphin", or French Royal Dolphin, was a prominent member of the French high society. Raised in a dedicated Royal Dolphin Farm called the "Dauphiné", he used to occupy the Royal throne in case of minority of age of the Royal Heir. Such was the case of Louis XIV (not to be confounded with Louis "Rabane" Quatorze), who was only 5 years old when his predecessor, aka as "Number 13", died. The Royal Dolphin being a mammal, his presence out of his natural element wasn't a big problem. He only had to "sit" on the throne during the so-called "audiences".