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Philip II is considered one of the greatest sovereigns in the History of Spain in terms of leading global exploration and colonial expansion across the Atlantic and the Pacific, and became for a time the foremost global power.
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 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).
Philip regarded the totalitarian claim of mono-denominationalism as the most important basis of his rule. Under his rule Spain became the tutelary power of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. This was implemented with the utmost cruelty, with the result that even today the Spanish Inquisition is synonymous with intolerance and terror.
May 11, 2018 · Philip II (1527–1598), king of Spain from 1556 to 1598. During Philip II's reign the Spanish Empire was severely challenged and its economic, social, and political institutions strained almost to the breaking point.
Philip II, also known as Philip the Prudent, was King of Spain 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 Mary I in 1554 until her death in 1558.
1527 - 1598. Born in 1527, Philip became King of Spain on the abdication of his father Charles V. He ruled over a unified Spain and all its dominions in the New World, as well as the Netherlands and Naples and Sicily.
