Phillip II of Spain | |
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King of Spain | |
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King of Spain | |
Reign | 16 January 1556 – 13 September 1598 |
Coronation | 16 January 1556 |
Predecessor | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor |
Successor | Phillip III of Spain |
Co-Monarch | Mary Tudor of Greenwich (1556 – 1558) |
Born | Felipe of Spain 21 May 1527 Palacio de Pimentel, Valladolid, Kingdom of Spain |
Died | September 13, 1598 El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Kingdom of Spain | (aged 71)
Burial | 13 September 1598 El Escorial |
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Issue | |
House | House of Hapsburg |
Father | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor |
Mother | Isabella of Portugal |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Philip II of Spain (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598) was, starting in 1556, king of Spain, and Burgundy, Netherlands, Naples, Sicily, and Spanish America. He was born in Valladolid and was the only son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and his wife to live until he was an adult. He was strongly Catholic.
His rule was filled with troubles since his war against the Dutch Republic was expensive and unsuccessful, and his Spanish Armada was defeated and destroyed, which caused him to be harsh to his subjects.