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<\/p>\nA baroness is a title of nobility that is given to a woman with status in Britain.<\/p>\n
Read on to find out what a baroness is and what comes with the title.<\/p>\n
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A baroness is the female equivalent of a baron. <\/p>\n
The title is the lowest of the five noble classes in the peerage system in the United Kingdom. <\/p>\n
The peerage system includes duke\/duchess, marquess\/marchioness, earl\/countess, viscount\/viscountess and baron\/baroness.<\/p>\n
The rank can be hereditary, meaning it has been passed down, or bestowed, meaning it was given by the monarch. <\/p>\n
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The title has origins in the English feudal system and is a rank of nobility and title of honour.<\/p>\n
When addressing a baroness you would usually call them Lady and then their name or surname.<\/p>\n
The wife of a baron is a baroness and all children have the courtesy title of "honourable".<\/p>\n
Peers still retain the right to vote in the House of Lords, the upper house of Parliament.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n In modern times, people don't need to be born into nobility or inherit a peerage to become a baroness. <\/p>\n The Prime Minister can give you the title, however, the honour must be approved by the King. <\/p>\n Nominees for a peerage are put forward by the different political parties. <\/p>\n The House of Lords Appointments Commission also recommends people for appointment as non-party-political life peers annually explains Metro.<\/p>\n One well-known baroness was the late Baroness Trumpington who died in her sleep aged 96.<\/p>\n She was a Bletchley Park codebreaker during World War II and gained the reputation of being rebellious.<\/p>\n Pictures of her flicking two fingers at former Tory Defence Secretary, Lord King, in the House of Lords were published worldwide.<\/p>\n When asked why she had chosen the name Trumpington on joining the Lords, she replied that she only knew two villages in Cambridgeshire, adding: \u201cOne was called Trumpington and the other was called Six Mile Bottom. Which one would you have chosen?\u201d<\/p>\n You could also get the title of baroness if you marry a baron or other nobility. <\/p>\n The Queen Consort received the title of baroness Renfrew in 2005 when she married King Charles III. <\/p>\n Kate Middleton also received a baroness title upon her marriage to Prince William.<\/p>\n They both received the titles of Baron and Baroness Carrickfergus when they were married. <\/p>\n The daughters of a duke, marquess or earl have the courtesy title of Lady before their forename and surname, according to Debretts.<\/p>\n Lady is a courtesy title – along with Lord and The Hon – which is usually borne by the sons, daughters, daughters-in-law, brothers, sisters and sisters-in-law of a peer, it adds.<\/p>\n However, the title of Lady is also used in line with the British honour system.<\/p>\n The annual honours list consists of knights and dames, appointments to the Order of the British Empire and gallantry awards to servicemen and women, and civilians, explains the BBC.<\/p>\n A knight is styled Sir and their wives Lady.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23890663-1694355156112.jpg\")
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