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Phillip II the king of Spain was born in Valladolid, Spain. He was son of Holy roman emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal.
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On September 12th he was married to his first wife Maria Manuela. He had a son named Carlos and he was born in July. His wife then died for giving birth and complications.
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He married Mary from England from 1554 through 1558
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He was crowned King of Spain after Charles V renounces the throne.
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Although Spain was really wealthy Spain became had their first bankruptcy in 1557. He wasted a lot of money because he wanted Gold and Silver.
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On September 23rd 1559 the Escorial began construction. It is near Madrid close to central Spain. It is located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
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He had many Bankruptcy's because of what he wanted but in 1560 he had another bankruptcy. He also had two more after that
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After he married his third wife she died in 1568 then he went on to marry his fourth wife, Anna of Austria
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The Dutch Revolt was a fight between the Spanish and the Dutch. They were both really different. Spanish was Catholic while the Netherlands had many Calvinist congregations. Netherlands declared their independence from Spain.
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Not only did Phillip rule Spain but in 1581 he also began to rule Portugal.
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In 1584 the Escorial was finished
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Phillip II died in of Cancer on September 13, 1598 at the Escorial.
