If one of them predeceased the sovereign, however, did the other one simply become THE Dauphin? I believe that the "Sun" King Louis XIV was predeceased by THREE direct heirs, which meant that the succession skipped a couple of generations. As it was, his eventual successor was a great-grandson -- the second son of the eldest son of his eldest son.
Similarly, King Louis V was also predeceased by two direct heirs, and was eventually succeeded by a grandson -- the second son of his eldest son.
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