Philip ii

Phillip II of Spain

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  • May 21, 1527

    Born

    Born
    Phillip the Second way born on 21 May, 1527 at Valladolid in Spain.
  • Jul 1, 1545

    Marrage and Son

    Marrage and Son
    Phillip the second married his cousin Maria of Portugal, but then she died 2 years later giving childbirth to his son who died 23 years later. In July of 1545.
  • Jul 25, 1554

    Remarrage

    Remarrage
    The king then married Queen Mary I ( Mary Tudor) of England. Even though Mary was 11 years older than him and he had little power in England due to the English Parliament refused to crown him jointly with Mary.
  • Jan 3, 1556

    Crowning

    Crowning
    In January of 1556, King Phillip II was crowned king of Spain.
  • Feb 5, 1556

    Truce of Vaucelles

    Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain signed the truce of Vaucelles between France and Spain.
  • Aug 10, 1557

    The battle of St. Quentin

    The battle of St. Quentin
    Spanish and English troops in alliance defeated the French at the Battle of St. Quentin.
  • Apr 3, 1559

    The peace of Cateau-Cambresis

    The peace of Cateau-Cambresis
    Philip II of Spain and Henry II of France signed the peace of Cateau-Cambresis
  • Apr 1, 1567

    Prevention

    1567: King Philip II sent the Spanish army to put down the Protestant uprising in the Netherlands
  • Feb 7, 1569

    Inquisition

    King Philip II forms an inquisition in South America

  • Death

    Death
    1598 Philip of Spain died, September 13th. He died as an absolute monarch.