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In their own right
Suo jure
is a
Latin
phrase, used in English to mean 'in his own right' or 'in her own right'. In most nobility-related contexts, it means 'in her own right', since in those situations the phrase is normally used of women; in practice, especially in England, a man rarely derives any style or title from his wife (an example is
Richard Neville
,
Earl of Warwick
from his wife's heritage) although this is seen in other countries when a woman is the last heir of her line. It can be used for a male when such male was initially a 'co-lord' with his father or other family member and upon the death of such family member became the sole ruler or holder of the title "in his own right" (alone).
It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of
nobility
or honorary titles, e.g. Lady
Mayoress
, and especially in cases where a woman holds a title through her own bloodline or accomplishments rather than through her
marriage
.
An empress or queen who
reigns
suo jure
is referred to as an "
empress regnant
" or "
queen regnant
", those terms often being contrasted with
empress consort or queen consort
: "empress" and "queen" are, however, often used alone to refer to either a regnant or consort, the distinction being indicated by context.
Examples of
suo jure
titles
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- Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury
? countess
suo jure
- Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia
- duchess of luxembourg
suo jure
- Marjorie, Countess of Carrick
- countess
suo jure
- Matilda, Margrave of Tuscany
? Italian, Imperial Vicar and Vice-Queen of Italy
suo jure
, Margrave
suo jure
- Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine
? French, then English queen consort, duchess
suo jure
- Mary, Duchess of Burgundy
?
Queen consort of the Romans
, duchess
suo jure
- Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, Duchess of Montpensier
? French princess, peeress
suo jure
- Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
? duchess
suo jure
- Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough
? English peeress
suo jure
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- Maria Theresa of Austria
? Austrian archduchess regnant, Hungarian and Bohemian queen regnant
- Elizabeth of Russia
? Russian empress regnant
- Princess Wilhelmine, Duchess of Sagan
? Princess of
Courland
, duchess
suo jure
- Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife
? British princess, duchess
suo jure
- Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
? Spanish
grandee
suo jure
- Patricia Mountbatten, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma
? British countess
suo jure
- Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
? British baroness
suo jure
- Rosalinda Alvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duchess of Cadaval-Hermes
? Portuguese duchess
suo jure
- Diana Alvares Pereira de Melo, 11th Duchess of Cadaval
? half-sister of the above, Portuguese duchess
ad personam
and
suo jure
- Jeanne d'Albret
?
queen regnant
of Navarre
- Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar
? Scottish peeress
suo jure
- Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton
? Scottish duchess
suo jure
- Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
? English baroness
suo jure
- Joan of Kent
?
suo jure
4th Countess of Kent and 5th Baroness Wake of Liddell
- Queen
Anne Boleyn
of England ? Marquess of Pembroke
suo jure
- Elizabeth II
,
suo jure
Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
and several other
Commonwealth realms
- Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
became, in 2013, the first
suo jure
Hereditary
Princess of Orange
since
Mary of Baux
in 1417
- Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
became, in 2013, the first-ever
suo jure
Hereditary
Duchess of Brabant
- Princess Leonor
of Spain ?
Princess of Asturias
suo jure
- Claude, Queen Consort of France
? French princess, Hereditary Duchess of Brittany
suo jure
- Ada, Countess of Atholl
? countess
suo jure
- Augusto Pinochet
? senator-for-life
suo jure
, from 1998 to abolishment in 2002
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