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Signature. Philip II [note 1] (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( Spanish: Felipe el Prudente ), was King of Spain [note 2] from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen ...
Apr 2, 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 ...
Apr 2, 2014 · King Philip II of Spain, also known as Philip the Prudent, ruled one of the world's largest empires. His reign as Spain's king began the Golden Age, a period of great cultural growth in literature ...
Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II de España; Portuguese: Filipe I) (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, King of Naples from 1554 until 1598, king consort of England (as husband of Mary I) from 1554 to 1558, Lord of the Seventeen Provinces (holding various titles for the individual territories, such as Duke or Count) from 1556 until 1581, King of Portugal ...
Spain - Philip II: When Charles abdicated his various lands (1555–56), Philip II (1556–98) succeeded to all his father’s dominions except Germany. His empire in Europe, now without the imperial title, was still only a loose union of independent states recognizing the same head. Philip, a great traditionalist, was not the man to inspire his different subjects with a new unifying idea ...
Philip II, Spanish Felipe, (born May 21, 1527, Valladolid, Spain—died Sept. 13, 1598, El Escorial), King of Spain (1556–98) and of Portugal (as Philip I, 1580–98). The son of Emperor Charles V , Philip received from his father the duchy of Milan (1540), the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily (1554), the Netherlands (1555), and Spain and its ...
May 11, 2018 · Philip II. BORN: May 21, 1527 • Valladolid, Spain DIED: September 13, 1598 • El Escorial, Spain Spanish king. Ruler of the most formidable power in Europe during the 1500s, King Philip II of Spain played a major role in world affairs and in the development of England's foreign policy during the Elizabethan Era, the period associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603) that is ...
