Ruler · Early modern period · Spain
Philip II
1527–1598
King of Spain from 1556 to 1598, born in 1527, ruler of the first empire on which the sun never set. His lands included Spain, the Netherlands, much of Italy, Portugal from 1580, and vast America. The defeat of his Armada against England in 1588 marked the limit of Spanish power.
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- Born
- 1527, Valladolid.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Philip II
- Died
- 1598, El Escorial.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Philip II
- Reign
- 1556 to 1598.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Philip II
- Realm
- The Spanish Empire: Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy and Spanish America.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Philip II
- Known for
- The Spanish Armada (1588) and the Escorial.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Philip II
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