Silvia Z. Mitchell, who received her Ph.D. from the University of Miami (Florida), is an associate professor at Purdue University (Indiana) and a member of the CINTER (Court, Image, Nobility, and Territory) research group at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid. Her research focuses on the history of the Spanish Monarchy and the women of the royal House of Habsburg from political, cultural, and dynastic perspectives. She is currently preparing a monograph on the Spanish Habsburgs (1500-1700).