King Philip the second was born on May 21st 1527 in Valladolid‚ Spain. His parents were King Charles the V and Isabella of Portugal. He also had two sisters named Maria of Spain and Joan of Spain. His tutor was Dr. Juan Martinez Pedernales. He was well educated in science‚ French‚ and Latin and he loved architecture and music‚ he also liked to read. He have four wives‚ Maria Manuela‚ princess of Spain‚ who died while giving birth. Mary the I of England‚ died in 1558. Philip loved Elisabeth of
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Philip II of Spain The son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Queen Isabella of Portugal‚ Philip II was a strong catholic King of Spain who led the inquisition against the protestants‚ and attempted to take over England with his great fleet of ships called the Spanish Armada. Philip II was born on May 21‚ 1526 and was the only legitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (2). He ruled from 1556 up until his death in 1598. Philip tried to keep Spain as the leading power in Europe and the
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King Philip II of Spain was murdered on September 1‚ 1598‚ although there were many suspects from all over the world‚ a few stood out and were connected to each other. During the time of King Philip II’s reign‚ Spain was in an ongoing power struggle with another powerful country‚ England. Due to the power struggle‚ Philip and Queen Elizabeth of England weren’t on good terms‚ constantly trying to invade the other’s country‚ in order to rise as the most powerful country of Europe. Just a few years
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Philip II‚ king of Spain and only son of the Holy Roman emperor Charles V‚ had everything in his favor to become the dominant power in Europe and probably the world at that time. Nonetheless‚ he did not succeed in doing so due to his poor leadership‚ incompetence‚ bad fortune and his inept financial understanding. As an ardent Catholic defender and due to his strong sense of duty and devotion to his empire‚ Philip focused on expanding the Spanish realm throughout Europe and promoting Catholic faith
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------------------------------------------------- King Phillip II of Spain ------------------------------------------------- PHIListhebomb@gmail.com 21 Spanish Way Madrid‚ Spain 93827 (985) 453-9647 Objective: To secure a position on the King Phil Show. Accomplishments: * 1556- Crowned King of Spain * Inherited Naples‚ the Netherlands‚ Sicily‚ Milan‚ and the Americas from his
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their place of rule in europe. Philip II of spain‚ son of Charles XI‚an absolute monarch of Spain brought to power by the divine right ( when someone states god gave them the right to do something.) Philip II a superstitious king who ruled Spain ultimately affects the country negatively . In the year 1527 Philip II of Spain is born‚ son of Charles the fifth (the current king of Spain at that time) and mothered by Isabella of Britannica and Portugal. As a child Philip traveled around the world a lot
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Philip II of Spain from the House of Habsburg‚ son of Isabella of Portugal and Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire. His first wife was Maria Manuela of Portugal‚ his second wife was Mary Tudor of England‚ his third wife was Elizabeth of Valois in France‚ and his final wife was Anna of Austria. He ascended the throne of the Netherlands on October 25‚ 1555 and he ascended Spain on January 16‚ 1556. He ascended the throne at the age of 29. His domain was in Spain and he established the court in Madrid
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“Don’t you want to know how Philip the ll lived his life had how our world is now from what he has done ‚ well if you want to know then read this essay to find out about him”. What were some of the greatest victories in his life ?Philip was born in Valladolid in 1527 and died in 1598. Philip was the youngest son of the king Amyntas III and Eurydice I. In his youth Philip was held as a hostage in A place called Thebes which was then the leading city of Greece‚ this where he learned his military skills
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army. In February 1556 the Truce of Vaucelles was signed by Henry II and Charles V and was peace for five years but ended before five (Historyofwar.org 1). “Pope Paul IV managed to engineer an incident in Italy that triggered his defensive alliance with France. In response‚ Henry II sent his main army‚ under Francis‚ duke of Guise‚ across the Alps to aid the Pope. This ended the truce (Historyofwar.org 1).” In response to this‚ Philip II put together an army of about 45‚000 men which then invaded Picardy
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In the sixteenth century‚ King Phillip II‚ ruler of Spain at the time‚ had control of one-fifth of Western Europe’s land and one-quarter of its people. Spain had convoys coming and going from the New World or the Americas back to the Old. King Phillip II had a monopoly on the commodities with incalculable value like sugar and salt. Salt was used to cure meat and as preservatives‚ so it was in high demand. A Castilian writer once said‚ “The Empire of Spain is over twenty times greater than that
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