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'...

title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title suo jure ("in her own right"). Similarly, the husband of an heiress could become...

monarch, equivalent in rank, title and position to a king. She reigns suo jure (in her own right) over a realm known as a kingdom; as opposed to a queen...

Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, suo jure Duchess of Kendal, suo jure Duchess of Munster (25 December 1667 – 10 May 1743) was a longtime mistress...

held the title suo jure Countess of Nola after her father's death in 1291. She also held the titles of suo jure Dame de Chailly and suo jure Dame de Longjumeau...

Catherine de' Medici (Italian: Caterina de' Medici, pronounced [kateˈriːna de ˈmɛːditʃi]; French: Catherine de Médicis, pronounced [katʁin də medisis];...

through his mother Maria Theresa. Jure uxoris List of Latin phrases List of queens regnant Primogeniture Suo jure *Hamilton, Bernard (1978). "Women in...

his English titles. Following his death in 1722, Lady Godolphin became suo jure Duchess of Marlborough. She bore five children during her marriage to Lord...

of Lindenborg (Baroniet Lindenborg). She received this title and fief suo jure on the condition that she not marry again and that she made the King's...

Françoise de Brézé (ca. 1518 – 14 October 1577), Suo jure Countess of Maulévrier, was a French noblewoman and courtier. She served as Première dame d'honneur...