Philip ii of spain, consort of mary i 21 may 1527 september 1598 philip ii of spain was the only son of the habsburg emperor charles v and his cousin isabella of portugal and was born in the spanish capital of valladolid on 21 may 1527. Philip ii and the papacy richard fitzsimmons strathallan school. Philip iii later married his cousin margaret of austria, sister of ferdinand ii, holy roman emperor. From 1554 he was king of naples and sicily as well as duke of milan. Philip iii later married his cousin margaret of austria, sister of ferdinand ii, holy roman emperor although also known in spain as philip the pious, philips political reputation abroad. His rule was filled with troubles that caused him to be harsh on. Philip iii was the king of spain, who also ruled as philip ii, the king of portugal, naples, sicily, and sardinia, and the duke of milan, from 1598 to 1621. Philips second wife was mary tudor 15161558, queen of england. His last act as king was giving a written permission for one of his two favorite offspring, isabel clara eugenia to marry. What were the failures of king philip ii of spain answers. Despite being married four times and siring eight children, philip ii was plagued with concern for the succession. Philip ii of spain may 21, 1527 september, 1598 was, starting in 1556, king of spain, italy and burgundy, the netherlands, naples, and overseas spanish america.
Philip iii later married his cousin margaret of austria, sister of ferdinand ii, holy roman emperor although also known in spain as philip the pious, philip s political reputation abroad has been. Philip ii of spain simple english wikipedia, the free. Philip ii augustus king of france, born 22 or 25 august, 1165. References eedit eedit soorce spain wis a composite monarchy, an besides bein the seicont philip tae rule castille, he wis the first tae rule aragon an the fowerth tae rule navarre. As a child, philip sometimes received secret memoranda from his father reminding him of the responsibility he bore as his fathers successor and warning him to be wary of advisers. They finally married on 25 july 1554, just two days after meeting for the first time. The defaults of philip ii have attained mythical status as the origin of sovereign debt crises.
His will named as successor philip, grandson of charles halfsister maria theresa, the first wife of louis xiv. Phillip ii of spain facts, summary, beliefs, conflict. King philips empire included territories on every continent known at the time in europe. Numerous amendments, however, were effected during henry viiis reign. Jul 25, 2016 marys chosen husband was philip of spain, who was the son of her first cousin charles v. This son, who was given the name of charles, was a sickly child with a deformed head, but nevertheless represented the only hope of continuing the line for a long time. The marriages of philip ii, king of spain, highlight the roles that women were expected to play in royal marriages of the time. Isabella was the daughter of baldwin v, count of hainault, and margaret i, countess of flanders. After 1422 the royal title remained unchanged for almost a century. Philip ii of spain, a part of the habsburg dynasty, was born on.
Mar 27, 2020 philip ii was born on may 21, 1527, in valladolid, spain. Queen mary relented and gave her husband a considerable financial backing and the promise of military aid if the french attacked the netherlands. However, this was to be of brief duration, as his young wife died giving birth to her first child. When philip inherited the throne in 1556, to all people he appeared to be europes. Marys chosen husband was philip of spain, who was the son of her first cousin charles v. During his marriage to queen mary i, he was king of england and. Philip ii terriot spain married elizabeth of valois and had 8 children.
All of the marriages helped foster political alliances either with other countries with whom spain wanted peace in the interest of building more spanish influence and power, or with closer relatives to keep the power of spain, and the habsburg family, strong. Philip ii of spain biography facts, childhood, life. Philip v of spain 19 december 1683 9 july 1746 was the second son of louis, grand dauphin and maria anna victoria of bavaria. Philip, a great traditionalist, was not the man to inspire his different subjects with a new unifying. Posts about philip ii of spain written by liamfoley63. Retrieved from the jingoistic and highly biased movie elizabeth. He succeeded charles ii of spain who was childless and mad. A renowned painter in her native cremona, she held no official post related to her profession at the spanish court, but we know that she made numerous portraits of the royal family. Though philip was lessthanthrilled with this idea, he knew that it was a good match politically, and that mary had connections to spain via her mother, katherine of aragon. He was a handsome fellow who was used to having his pick of europes most attractive women.
Philip v of spain simple english wikipedia, the free. Filipe i, king of naples and sicily both from 1554, and jure uxoris king of england and ireland during his marriage to queen mary i from 1554 to 1558. Philip ii of spain may 21, 1527 september, 1598 was, starting in 1556, king of spain, and burgundy, the netherlands, naples, sicily, and overseas spanish america. King philip had been married to mary i and was a staunch catholic. Philip was the son of charles vthe reigning holy roman emperorand isabella of portugal. Inherited spain and the spanish netherlands, and american colonies from his father charles v, later took portugal and its holdings to the east. By 1598, spain was essentially bankrupt and philip iii inherited a nation seemingly doomed to decline. Sofonisba anguissola arrived in spain in 1559 to serve as a ladyinwaiting to philip ii s third wife, elizabeth of valois 15461568. Philip of spain, the monkking, was a far more interesting character than the overestimated crone. The marriage of queen mary and philip ii of spain history. Sep 24, 2017 philip s first wife was his first cousin, maria manuela, princess of portugal. The archduchess had originally been intended as a wife for don carlos. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about his life. She was a daughter of philip s maternal uncle, john iii of portugal, and paternal aunt, catherine of austria.
His rule was filled with troubles that caused him to be harsh on his people and. Phillip ii of spain historical reign cw wiki fandom reigncw. Philip ii, king of spain the freelance history writer. Oct 09, 2015 philip ii returned basically to try to convince mary to support spain in its war against france, which was allied with the new pope paul iv against the habsburgs. He was a grandson of louis xiv and marie therese of austria and was king of spain from 1700 1724 and again from 1724 1746. A characteristic summary of the papal view of philip iis foreign policy was given in 1589 with reference to his ambitions in france. See more ideas about spain, spanish painters and spanish artists. Philip ii of spain inherited what was considered europes most wealthy nation with no apparent economic problems. Jul 25, 2012 on this day in 1554, queen mary i of england married philip ii of spain a match made by marys cousin and philip s father, charles v. He was saved from a serious illness after a pilgrimage made by his father to the tomb of thomas a becket. When charles abdicated his various lands 155556, philip ii 155698 succeeded to all his fathers dominions except germany. It was the quarrel between philip of spain and queen elizabeth i that led to the spanish armada being sent to england.
He succeeded charles ii of spain who was childless and mad he was born at the palace of versailles, france. Philip developed a system of regional selfgovernment with viceroys answering to him and he ruled as an absolute monarch. Upon any possible refusal, the crown of spain would be offered next to philip s younger brother, the duke of berry, then to the archduke charles of austria, later holy roman emperor charles vi. Philip thus married again, this time choosing a bride from the austrian line of the dynasty, archduchess anna of austria 15491580, daughter of emperor maximilian ii and philip s sister maria. Philip ii, like his predecessors, used his prestige as a catholic sovereign to pursue objectives that were essentially political. Filipe ii a member of the house of habsburg, philip iii was born in madrid to king philip ii of spain and his fourth wife and niece anna, the daughter of the emperor maximilian ii and maria of spain.
Philip was born on may 21, 1527 in valladolid in northern castile. King philip ii of spain in spanish court dress with the order of the golden fleece, c. She was a daughter of philips maternal uncle, john iii of. Philip ii was king of spain 155698, king of portugal king of naples and sicily both from 1554, and jure uxoris king of england and ireland during his. Philip ii habsburg of spain, king of spain, king of portugal, king of the algarves, king of. Philip ii of spain could be forgiven for feeling rather depressed when he first set eyes on his bridetobe, his aunt mary tudor, queen of england, shortly before their wedding in 1554. Elizabeth refused to marry him so he could not make england a catholic nation again. Philip had two sisters with whom he was close, joanna and maria of austria. King philip ii of spain ruled over the spanish empire from 1556 to 1598, a 42year reign that almost entirely overlapped that of queen elizabeth i of england who sat in power from 1558 to 1603. Philip ii of spain was unable to control england through mary. From 1555, he was lord of the seventeen provinces of. When philip left for madrid in 1583, he made his nephew albert of austria his viceroy in lisbon. Philips first wife was his first cousin, maria manuela, princess of portugal.
His empire in europe, now without the imperial title, was still only a loose union of independent states recognizing the same head. For these many years the title was, rex angliae et franciae et dominus hiberniae king of england and of france and lord of ireland. A member of the house of habsburg, philip iii was born in madrid to king philip ii of spain and his fourth wife and niece anna, the daughter of holy roman emperor maximilian ii and maria of spain. Philip ii augustus had acceded to the throne of france in 1180, at the tender age of fifteen. Philip ii of spain was crowned philip i of portugal in 1581 recognised as king by the portuguese cortes of tomar and a sixtyyear personal union under the rule of the philippine dynasty began. Philip of spain was a very powerful emperor, his lands. Apart from a daughter and a son most of his children predeceased him. Philip ii king philip ii of spain with three of his wives, elizabeth of valois. King philip ii of spain was born on may 21, 1527, to holy roman emperor charles v and his wife, isabella of portugal. A characteristic summary of the papal view of philip ii s foreign policy was given in 1589 with reference to his ambitions in france. His marriage with isabella of hainault, niece of the count of flanders, the conflicts which he afterwards. On the th of september 1598, king philip ii of spain died at the palace of escorial. Philip ii augustus, king of france geni family tree.
The unfortunate wives of philip ii of france history the. He was brought up by his mother until her death in 1539 and rarely saw his father who tended to. Philip ii was a hardworking ruler who was ushered in the golden age of spain, being the most powerful nation. He was born in valladolid, and was the only son of holy roman emperor charles v and his wife to live until he was an adult. King philip s empire included territories on every continent known at the time in europe. Accomplishments philip iis accomplishments originated him as a very well known king.
During his marriage to queen mary i 155458, he was also king of england and ireland. A reconstruction of spains fiscal position, 15601598 mauricio drelichman the university of british columbia and cifar hansjoachim voth icreauniversitat pompeu fabra and cepr abstract. Philip was prepared to succeed charles almost from birth. The king of spain, as a temporal sovereign, is anxious. This period was one of great political turbulence across europe with three great powers of the time, england, france and spain constantly competing with. The economic problems of spain history learning site. Anna maria mauricia, airchduchess o austrick, infanta o spain, infanta o portugal 22 september 1601 20 januar 1666 mirit louis xiii o fraunce an haed issue. Sep 30, 2008 philip ii and the papacy richard fitzsimmons strathallan school slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
Jul 24, 2008 retrieved from the jingoistic and highly biased movie elizabeth. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. He was the most powerful monarch, he also helped the catholic church persecute protestants during the counterreformation. Pendrill, from the papacys point of view, philips control over the church in spain was seen as an affront to the power of the papacy.
Duke of milan from 1540, he became, by the abdication of his father, first king of naples and sicily 1554, few months after ruler of the netherlands 1555 and finally king of spain 1556. Philip ii was born on may 21, 1527, in valladolid, spain. Philips first marriage was to maria of portugal 15271545. King philip ii of spain played a major role in english history at the time of the tudors. Quick facts name philip ii occupation duke, king birth date may 21, 1527 death date september, 1598 place of birth valladolid, spain place of death madrid, spain. He was known as philip the pious, but was infamous for his ineffective and faulty policies. Born in valladolid, valladolid, castillaleon, spain on 21 may 1527 to king i carlos and isabella van portugal. Philip iii of spain biography facts, childhood, life. Philip ii, may 21, 1527 september, 1598 was king of spain from 1556 until 1598, king of naples from 1554 until 1598, king consort of england, as husband of mary i, from 1554 to 1558, lord of the seventeen provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories, such as duke or count. Philip ii, king of spain 155698 and portugal 158098 who was a.
As a child, philip sometimes received secret memoranda from his father reminding him of the responsibility he bore as his fathers successor and warning. From his bed, he continued to sign document and meet with his advisers but it was clear to everybody that their king was dying and that his son also named philip would become their. Philip iv o spain 8 aprile 1605 17 september 1665 mairit 1 elisabeth o fraunce an haed issue, mairit 2 mariana o austrick an haed issue, wis faither o the last habsburg keeng o spain carlos ii. He married his first wife, isabella of hainault the same year. Philip iiis reliance on the duke of lerma brought him a lot of criticism. The marriage of queen mary i and philip ii of spain the. Carlos, charles laurence philip ii of spain, diego, ferdinand, infanta catherine michelle of spain, isabella clara eugenia, marie of spain, philip iii of spain, prince of asturias. A marriage proposal declined king philip of spain and. He was the son of charles v, king of spain and holy roman emperor and isabella, sister of the king of portugal. Those works reveal her understanding of spanish court portraiture, but they. Philip iii habsburg of spain, king of spain, king of portugal, king of the algarves, king of naples, king of sicily, count of holland, was born 14 april 1578 in madrid, spain to philip ii of spain 15271598 and anna of austria 15491580 and died 31 march 1621 inmadrid, spain of unspecified causes. Mar 17, 2015 philip ii, as head of the government of spain, believed in the divine right of monarchs and used this to justify a number of immoral and illegal acts, such as ordering murders. Philip was the first to arrive, at ten in the morning. The wedding of the young widower to the thirtyeightyearold monarch, who was said to be.
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