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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln suo jure (1180- March 1243), was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman and a wealthy heiress. Her father was Hugh de Kevelioc...

Mary (1136 – 25 July 1182 in St Austrebert, Montreuil, France) was the suo jure Countess of Boulogne from 1159 to 1170. She also held the post of Abbess...

Ida of Boulogne (c. 1160 – 1216) was suo jure Countess of Boulogne from 1173 until her death. Ida was the elder daughter of Matthew of Alsace and Marie...