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1578
He is born in Madrid, Spain
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1582
Death of Prince Diego
After the death of his brother Diego they proclaimed him king. -
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The King of the Hispanic Monarchy
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The Peace of Vervins
La Paz de Vervins was signed on May 2, 1598 in Vervins between the kings Felipe II of Spain and Enrique IV of France. The treaty served especially to confirm the clauses previously signed in the Cateau-Cambrésis treaty between Philip II himself and Henry II of France, adding several new clauses. -
Marries Margaret of Austria-Styria
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His first daughter:
Ana Maria Mauricia of Austria, born on September 22, 1601 and died on January 20, 1666, was the queen consort of France, wife of Louis XIII. -
His second daughter:
Maria de Austria was born on February 1, 1603 and died on February 2, 1603. -
The Treaty of London
Signed by Spain and England in the City of London on August 28, 1604, which marked the end of the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585-1604. -
His third child:
Felipe was born on April 8, 1605 and died on September 17, 1665, future Felipe IV, married in first nuptials with Isabel de Borbón, and in second nuptials with Mariana of Austria -
His fourth daughter:
María Ana de Austria was born August 18, 1606 - and died on May 13, 1646, she was Infanta of Spain. Later, through her marriage, she was Empress of the Holy Roman Empire and Queen Consort of Hungary. -
His fifth child:
Carlos of Austria was born in Madrid, on September 15, 1607 - and died on July 30, 1632, he was an infant of Spain. -
The expulsion of the Moors after the reconquest
In 1609 King Felipe III decreed the expulsion of all the Moors from the kingdoms of the Hispanic monarchy. The decision was the end point in more than a century of attempts to forcibly assimilate the Muslim population. -
The Twelve Years Truce
The Twelve Years Truce, also called the Antwerp Truce, was a peace treaty signed in 1609 between Spain and the United Provinces of the Netherlands; It was a peaceful recess in the Eighty Years' War that the Dutch had maintained against the Spanish Empire since 1568 to achieve their independence. -
His sixth child:
Ferdinand of Austria was born on May 16, 1609 and died on November 9, 164, he was Infante of Spain and Portugal, Governor of the State of Milan and the Spanish Netherlands, Viceroy of Catalonia, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Toledo and Commander of the Spanish forces during the Thirty Years' War. -
His seventh daughter:
Margaret of Austria was born on May 24, 1610 and died on March 11, 1617. -
His eighth child:
Alonso de Austria was born on September 22, 1611 and died on September 16, 1612. -
His death
