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There were a number of women who held titles in their own rights. Eleanor of Aquitaine and Empress Matilda were duchesses of Aquitaine and Normandy respectively, and had highest power there, subject only to the king. There were a number of women who were queens regnant, also, and this could be done in England, Scotland, several of the small kingdoms that united to form Spain, Poland, and elsewhere. There were reigning Byzantine Empresses.
In some countries, a woman could not be a monarch, and in most countries, women were behind their brothers in inheriting a title. The result that there were fewer women in power than men. But they were there.
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What was the big idea about women's right movement?
to give women right to own property to have respect etc
What is a rank order?
best to worst: duke, duchess, marquess or marquis, marchioness, earl, countess, viscount, viscountess, baron, baroness in her own right, baroness in her husbands right.
Why did many women want women's rights reform?
becuase many of the women wanted the right to vote they also wanted the right to own land.
In the colonies what rights did men have that women did not have?
The right to vote and own property
What was one request of the women's rights movement?
Women wanted to have the same rights as everyone else did. This included the right to vote and, earlier, the right to own property.
Can a woman be a duchess in her own right?
The title Queen of England does not exist anymore. The Queen of the United Kingdom cannot appoint a Duchess as a duchess is the wife of a Duke.
What is a duchess but do not say a duchess is a lady who holds that title in her own right or as a wife of a duke?
A duchess is the highest ranking non-royal inherited peerage title. Its male counterpart is a duke.
What does 'duchess' mean?
The title 'duchess' may refer to the wife or widow of a duke. Or it may refer to the woman who holds a duchy in her own right. A duchy is the land that's ruled by the sovereign duke or duchess.
What is the Women version of a duke?
duchess
Opposite of duchess?
The opposite of a duchess would be a duke. The British used these terms to refer to the noblemen and women.
Colonial women did not have this right?
Colonial women couldn't vote or own property.
What right did women enjoy by living in the west?
They could own property and control their own money and in Wyoming they gave women the right to vote.
If a women marries a duke what does she become?
She becomes a duchess.
What was the big idea about women's right movement?
to give women right to own property to have respect etc
What caused the death of grand duchess Anastasia?
Grand Duchess Anastasia was murdered with her family in her own house.
What is a rank order?
best to worst: duke, duchess, marquess or marquis, marchioness, earl, countess, viscount, viscountess, baron, baroness in her own right, baroness in her husbands right.
Why did women want women's rights reform?
becuase many of the women wanted the right to vote they also wanted the right to own land.
