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Lady is used when referring to women who hold certain titles: marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness. It can also be used of the wife of a lower-ranking noble, such as a baron, baronet, or knight. Lady is also the courtesy title for the daughters of the higher-ranking nobles duke, marquess, or earl.
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The difference between a noblewoman and a royal was her relationship to the reigning monarch. Close blood relations were considered to be royalty, for example, a Queen (wife of the king), a Princess (daughter of the monarch), or a Dowager Queen (the mother of the monarch). Beyond the immediate royal family, more distant relations and favoured subje...
A Duchess is the highest female title within the nobility system. The title of Duchess is traditionally given to the wife of a Duke, though a Duchess may inherit or be gifted the title and rank by a monarch, or in previous centuries it may have been granted by the Pope. In aristocratic circles, a Duchess is only outranked by members of the royal fa...
A Marchioness is second in rank to a Duchess, but higher ranking than the other nobility titles for females. Similarly to a Duchess, A Marchioness may receive her title through marriage, i.e. by marrying a Marquess. However, she might also be granted the position and title by a monarch. It is unlikely that a woman would inherit the title of Marchio...
In the European nobility system, a Countess is the female equivalent or the wife of a Count. In the British peerage system, the position of Count is represented by an Earl, and so an Earl’s wife would also be a Countess. A Countess ranks in third place of the nobility titles for women. Historically, a Count was the owner or manager of a county, and...
A Viscountess is a middle-ranking noble title with a status below a Duchess, Marchioness and Countess, but above that of a Baroness and Baronet. The title is related to the position of Viscount, which was traditionally the role of a deputy to a Count i.e. vice-count. Viscountess is one of the rarer nobility titles for women, with few of these prest...
A Baroness is the wife or female equivalent of a Baron. The title of Baron is one of the most ancient and popular of noble titles, and so there are quite a few noble Baroness titles and positions around today. Although a Baroness is outranked by many of the other female noble positions, it is still a distinguished noble title that carries much pres...
The female title is Joō (女王). Xi Chu Ba Wang （西楚霸王） meaning the Hegemon King of Western Chu. Taewang (태왕, 太王), literally "greatest king", a Korean title for the rulers of the Goguryeo Empire.
Female Nobility Titles: A Brief Overview. Nobility titles took shape based on the history, power, and influence of a royal family. Female nobility titles became more popular during and after the Middle Ages, when they began to be recognized as contributing characters of the royal house.
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A Duke is the most important nobility ranking among all of the British peerages. The Latin word for duke is dux, meaning "leader". A female counterpart to a Duke would be a Duchess, a title that a woman holds independently as well as one who serves as the wife of a Duke.
