- 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 hermarriage .Notable suo jure titles
* Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke, second wife of King Henry VIII of England
* Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, former MP and only womanPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
*Margaret of Mar, 30th Countess of Mar — the only "suo jure"Countess in theHouse of Lords
*Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough - one of the only duchesses in her own right
* Elizabeth Philipps, 14th Baroness Strange, 21st Baroness de Moleyns and 22nd Baroness Hungerford - also Viscountess St Davids through her husbandJohn Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids ee also
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List of Latin phrases
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