Queen by virtue of her marriage to Philip Arrhidaios, she sought to become Queen on her own right.

Her first husband was Philip of Burgundy, who held the title Count of Auvergne by virtue of their marriage.

By virtue of their marriage, Aitken was able to name her the legal overseer of a large part of his estate that he wished to go to further charitable works.

After an exhaustive search her advisors concluded that Prince Albert (and thus the Queen-by virtue of her marriage) had the surname Wettin.

By virtue of her marriage to a knight, she is known socially as Lady de Rothschild.

O'Donoghue was further connected to SNL by virtue of his marriage to the show's musical director, Cheryl Hardwick, in the late 1980s.

She was his stepsister by virtue of his father's marriage to Sarah Hankredge, the widow of John Cotton and mother of Maria.

Even if Sonia Gandhi is an Indian by virtue of her marriage, her kinsmen and others who holidayed on the two islands are not.

By virtue of his marriage to Isabella, Conrad became de jure uxoris King of Jerusalem.

By virtue of her marriage, she became Lady Frederick Windsor, but continues to use her maiden name in her professional career.