Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".
It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage.
A queen in her own right is termed a queen regnant.
Examples of suo jure titles
- Eleanor, Duchess of the Aquitaine, French, then English queen consort, duchess suo jure
- Mary, Duchess of Burgundy, Queen consort of the Romans, duchess suo jure
- Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, English peeress suo jure
- Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, French princess, peeress suo jure
- Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar, Scottish peeress suo jure
- Maria Theresa of Austria, Austrian archduchess, Hungarian and Bohemian queen regnant
- Elizabeth of Russia, Russian empress regnant
- Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Spanish grandee suo jure
- Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans, Duchess of Alençon, French princess, peeress suo jure
- Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, British princess, duchess suo jure
- Patricia Mountbatten, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, British countess suo jure
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