Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PLATES vi
4. NOTE ON NAMES AND SOURCES viii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS x
6. Map of the Duchy of Savoy xiv
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. chapter 1 AN INFANTA AT THE ROYAL COURT IN SPAIN 8
9. chapter 2 A RELUCTANT BRIDE 37
10. chapter 3 FROM SPANISH INFANTA TO DUCHESS OF SAVOY 66
11. chapter 4 WRITING LETTERS TO “ENDURE THE SOLITUDE 94
12. chapter 5 THE DUKE’S LIEUTENANT 120
13. chapter 6 FLOWERS, PORTRAITS, AND BANNERS 156
14. chapter 7 CATALINA AS DYNASTIC PROGENITRIX 195
15. chapter 8 LOVING HER CHILDREN, LONGING FOR CARLO 222
16. chapter 9 RELIGIOUS IMAGES, MARIAN DEVOTIONS, CONFESSION, AND COMMUNION 250
17. chapter 10 THE WORLD LOSES “THAT INCOMPARABLE WOMAN” 275
18. ENDNOTES 294
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 365
20. INDEX 388