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May 17, 2024 · Philip II (born May 21, 1527, Valladolid, Spain—died September 13, 1598, El Escorial) was the king of the Spaniards (1556–98) and king of the Portuguese (as Philip I, 1580–98), champion of the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation. During his reign the Spanish empire attained its greatest power, extent, and influence, though he failed to ...
Feb 5, 2024 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Philip II Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste) (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223) was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne.
The Louvre Castle ( French: Château du Louvre ), also referred to as the Medieval Louvre ( French: Louvre médiéval ), [1] was a castle (French: château fort) built by Philip II of France on the right bank of the Seine, to reinforce the city wall he had built around Paris. It was demolished in stages between 1528 and 1660 to make way for the ...
Son of Louis VII of France and his third wife, Adèle of Champagne, he was a younger half-brother of Marie de Champagne, Alix of France, Marguerite of France and Alys, Countess of the Vexin. He was an older brother of Agnes of France. In declining health, his father had him crowned at Reims in 1179.
It was around this time that Philip II converted the Royal Alcázar of Madrid into a royal palace; the works, which lasted from 1561 until 1598, were done by tradesmen who came from the Netherlands, Italy, and France. King Philip II ruled at a critical turning point in European history toward modernity whereas his father Charles V had been ...
The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt led by three European monarchs of Western Christianity ( Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor) to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187. For this reason, the Third Crusade is also known as the Kings ...
Dec 13, 2023 · Philip II of France (1165-1223) – Augustus. Philip’s father, Louis VII, for a long time could not acquire an heir. After a divorce from the heiress of Aquitaine, Eleanor, he left two daughters. His second wife, Constance Castile, also bore him two daughters, having died at the birth of the second. After her death in 1160, the king hurried ...
