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Book SynopsisA transnational comparison of women rulers and women's sovereignty throughout Europe
Trade Review"A rich and rewarding collection of essays."--
Renaissance Quarterly"Complex and intriguing portraits of female sovereigns. . . . a de-idealized, yet non-misogynistic picture of female sovereignty in the early modern era."--
Feminist Formations"This valuable collection of theoretically engaged and empirically grounded essays greatly broadens scholarly understanding of late medieval and early modern women and rulership in Europe, shifting the focus from the masculinist political-religious discussion to a feminine perspective."--Theresa Earenfight, editor of
Queenship and Political Power in Medieval and Early Modern SpainTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
Anne J. Cruz and Mihoko SuzukiPART 1: THE RULE OF WOMEN: THEORIES AND CONSTRUCTION 1. Notions of Late Medieval Queenship: Christine de Pizan's Isabeau of Bavaria 13
Tracy Adams 2. "Satisfaite de soy en soy mesme": The Politics of Self-Representation in Jeanne d'Albret's
Ample déclaration 30
Mary C. Ekman 3.
Tanto monta: The Catholic Monarchs' Nuptial Fiction and the Power of Isabel 1 of Castile
43
Barbara F. Weissberger 4. Sword and Wimple: Isabel Clara Eugenia and Power
64
Magdalena S. Sá
nchez 5. "Princeps non Principissa": Catherine of Brandenburg, Elected Prince of Transylvania (1629-30) 80
Éva Deá
k PART II: SOVEREIGNTY AND REPRESENTATION 6. Juana of Austria: Patron of the Arts and Regent of Spain, 1554-59 103
Anne J. Cruz 7. Elizabeth I as Sister and "Loving Kinswoman" 123
Carole Levin 8. Fashioning Monarchy: Women, Dress, and Power at the Court of Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 142
Catherine L. Howey 9. Thrice Royal Queen: Katherine de Valois and the Tudor Monarchy in
Henry V and
Englands Heroicall Epistles 157
Sandra Logan 10. Warning Elizabeth with Catherine de' Medici's Example: Anne Dowriche's
French Historie and the Politics of Counsel 174
Mihoko Suzuki 11. History, Power, and the Representation of Elizabeth I in
La Princesse de Clè
ves 194
Elizabeth Ketner Selected Bibliography 205
Index 217
