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He was born on May, 21, 1527 in Valladolid, Spain
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Philip's first wife was Maria Manuela. They had one child but her wife died after childbirth.
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Philip's second wife was Mary I of England. By this marriage, he became king of England and Ireland. But Mary died 4 years later, which ended his reign.
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Philip's third wife was Elisabeth of Valois. They had five children, but only two girls survived, and Elisabeth died moments after they lost their last child.
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One of his notable achievement was the victory over the perennial enemy, France.
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Philip ordered to build a magnificent palace El Esconrial in Madrid. The construction took 21 years to complete.
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Philip's fourth and final wife was Anna of Austria. They had five Children together, but Anna died from a heart failure after giving birth to the last child.
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Philip's army crushed the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto
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After the death of the Portugal king Sebastian of Portugal, he had no decedents. They had decided to let Philip become the king of Portugal and named Philip I.
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Philip II agreed to finance the Catholic league against the protestant forces.
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Philip II died on 9/13/1598
