Baroness
Wife of a Baron or Female Baron
Names in Other Languages
남작부인한국어Baroness · 남작의 부인 또는 여성 남작
貴婦人日本語貴婦人 · 貴婦人 / 淑女 — 貴族女性の総称
貴婦人繁體中文貴婦人 · 貴婦人 / 女士 — 貴族女性的通稱
Adlige / Edle DameDeutsch貴婦人 · Adlige / Edle Dame — Der allgemeine Titel für adlige Frauen
Noble DameFrançais貴婦人 · Noble Dame / Lady — Le Titre Général pour les Femmes Nobles
Noble DamaEspañol貴婦人 · Noble / Lady — El Título General para las Mujeres Nobles
Nobre DamaPortuguês貴婦人 · Nobre / Lady — O Título Geral para Mulheres Nobres
SzlachciankaPolski貴婦人 · Szlachcianka / Dama — Ogólny Tytuł dla Szlachetnych Kobiet
Знатная ДамаРусский貴婦人 · Знатная Дама / Леди — Общий Титул для Знатных Женщин
Baroness is a European noble title referring either to the wife of a Baron or to a woman holding the baronial rank in her own right. Formed by adding the feminine '-ess' suffix to Baron, the title became established in England after the 11th-century Norman Conquest. There are two distinct types: Baroness consort (by marriage) and Baroness in her own right (by inheritance or grant). Victorian-era reforms allowed women to hold titles independently, and modern UK life peerages have created many female barons. Margaret Thatcher (Baroness Thatcher) is a notable example.
Related
Baron
男爵 · Baron — The First Step of the Hereditary Nobility
Dame
女騎士 · Dame — A Female Warrior Who Earned Her Title by Sword and Oath
Princess
公主 · Princess — The King's Daughter, the Most Precious Bargaining Chip
Young Lady
令愛 · Young Lady — The Unmarried Daughter of a Noble House
Viscount
子爵 · Viscount — The Middle Noble Between Count and Baron
Count / Earl
伯爵 · Count / Earl — The True Power Behind Regional Rule
Grand Duke
大公 · Grand Duke / Archduke — The Highest Noble, Near-Royalty
Duke
公爵 · Duke — The Highest Noble, Second Only to the King
Marquess
侯爵 · Marquess / Margrave — Noble Guardian of the Frontier
Queen Regnant
女王 · Queen Regnant — A Female Monarch Who Ascended the Throne in Her Own Right
Commoner
平民 — The Free People Who Form Society's Majority
Crown Prince
皇太子 · Crown Prince — The Sole Heir to the Empire