Edited by Anne J. Cruz and Mihoko Suzuki. Table of contents: Acknowledgments VII Introduction Anne J. Cruz Mihoko Suzuki 1 Part 1 The Rule of Women: Theories and Constructions 1 Notions of Late Medieval Queenship: Christine de Pizan's Isabeau of Bavaria Tracy Adams 13 2 "Satisfaite de soy en soy mesme": The Politics of Self-Representation in Jeanne d'Albret's Ample déclaration Mary C. Ekman 30 3 Tanto monta: The Catholic Monarchs' Nuptial Fiction and the Power of Isabel I of Castile Barbara F. Weissberger 43 4 Sword and Wimple: Isabel Clara Eugenia and Power Magdalena S. Sánchez 64 5 "Princeps non Principissa": Catherine of Brandenburg, Elected Prince of Transylvania (1629-30) Éva Deák 80 Part II Sovereignty and Representation 6 Juana of Austria: Patron of the Arts and Regent of Spain, 1554-59 Anne J. Cruz 103 7 Elizabeth I as Sister and "Loving Kinswoman" Carole Levin 123 8 Fashioning Monarchy: Women, Dress, and Power at the Court of Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 Catherine L. Howey 142 9 Thrice Royal Queen: Katherine de Valois and the Tudor Monarchy in Henry V and Englands Heroicall Epistles Sandra Logan 157 10 Warning Elizabeth with Catherine de' Medici's Example: Anne Dowriche's French Historie and the Politics of Counsel Mihoko Suzuki 174 11 History, Power, and the Representation of Elizabeth I in La Princesse de Clèves Elizabeth Ketner 194 Selected Bibliography 205 Index 217