Philip ii king of spain biography

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Philip II of Spain

Phillip II of Spain
Reign16 January 1556 – 13 September 1598
Coronation16 January 1556
PredecessorCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor
SuccessorPhillip III of Spain
Co-MonarchMary Tudor of Greenwich (1556 – 1558)
BornFelipe of Spain
21 May 1527
Palacio de Pimentel, Valladolid, Kingdom of Spain
DiedSeptember 13, 1598(1598-09-13) (aged 71)
El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Kingdom of Spain
Burial13 September 1598

El Escorial

Spouse
Issue
HouseHouse of Hapsburg
FatherCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherIsabella of Portugal
ReligionRoman 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 EmperorCharles V and his wife to live until he was an adult. He was strongly Catholic.

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