Baroness
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A Baroness is a female member of the British nobility, often holding a life or hereditary peerage that grants her a seat in the House of Lords.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baroness canonical | 13 |
| Baroness Kidron | 1 |
| Baroness Lovel | 1 |
| Lady of Parliament | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
noble title
ⓘ
peerage title ⓘ |
| aboveRank |
Countess
ⓘ
Duchess ⓘ Marchioness ⓘ Viscountess ⓘ |
| addressedAs | Baroness + surname or territorial designation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | House of Lords Appointments Commission ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Peerage of England
ⓘ
Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ Peerage of Ireland ⓘ Peerage of Scotland ⓘ Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| canBe |
hereditary peerage
ⓘ
life peerage ⓘ |
| canBeConferredFor |
contributions to arts, science or public life
ⓘ
judicial service ⓘ political service ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| category | British titles of nobility ⓘ |
| createdBy | monarch on advice of the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| entails | noble precedence ⓘ |
| etymologicallyDerivedFrom | Baron ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| governedBy | House of Lords rules of procedure ⓘ |
| grants | seat in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Bns (informal, rare) ⓘ |
| hasFormOfAddress | My Lady ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | female feudal baron ⓘ |
| holds | seat in the upper house of Parliament ⓘ |
| inheritsIfHereditary | heirs according to letters patent ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| languageOfOrigin | Old French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Life Peerages Act 1958 ⓘ |
| legislativeRole | member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| maleEquivalent | Baron ⓘ |
| mayBe |
crossbench peer
ⓘ
party-affiliated peer ⓘ |
| maySitByRight |
House of Lords
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Lords (subject to law and writ of summons)
|
| nobleRankOrder | lowest rank of the British peerage ⓘ |
| partOf | British nobility ⓘ |
| rankInNobility | baronial rank ⓘ |
| symbolizes | membership in the British peerage ⓘ |
| titleStyle | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| usedAs | judicial title for some female judges in the UK ⓘ |
| usedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lady of Parliament
subject surface form:
Valerie Amos
this entity surface form:
Baroness Kidron
this entity surface form:
Baroness Lovel