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3 days ago · Philip III (Spanish: Felipe III; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain. As Philip II , he was also King of Portugal , Naples , Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death in 1621.
1 day ago · Philip II (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent (Spanish: Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598.
3 days ago · King Philip III of Spain. Philip III was King of Spain for more than two decades at the beginning of the 17th Century. He inherited a vast empire from his father but is known more for his disinterest in such matters. He was born in Madrid on April 14, 1578.
2 days ago · Charles II of Spain succeeded his father Philip IV at the age of four in 1665. Subject to extended periods of ill-health for much of his life, the issue of his successor was a matter of diplomatic debate for decades.
17 hours ago · Madrid was officially made the national capital by Philip III, an entire generation after Philip II took the court to Madrid in 1561. Under the patronage of Philip II and his successors, Madrid developed into a city of curious contrasts, preserving its old, overcrowded centre, around which developed palaces, convents, churches, and public ...
4 days ago · Philip III had to disclaim responsibility, but the accusation that Mariana had urged (and justified) regicide stuck to him, to Spain and to the Society of Jesus. Above all (it was his central argument), Mariana insisted that prudence obliged a prince to rule personally and not through a favourite.
3 days ago · After a brief occupation by French King Louis XI, the castle fell into the hands of the Spanish Habsburgs under Emperor Charles V and his son Philip II. Recognizing the growing importance of artillery in Renaissance warfare, the Habsburgs set about transforming the medieval castle into a modern fortress capable of withstanding cannon fire.
