King Philip II Timeline

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  • May 21, 1527

    Birth

    King Philip II was born in Valladolid, Spain
  • Philip II of lord of the Netherlands
    Apr 14, 1555

    Philip II of lord of the Netherlands

    Philip II was lord of the seventeen provinces of the Netherlands.
  • Period: Mar 7, 1556 to

    King Philip II of Spain

    Timeline of King Philip II of Spain.
  • Oct 17, 1556

    Reign as King of Spain

    Philip II started his reign
  • Jul 8, 1557

    Seperate state Bankruptcies

    The bankruptcies happened in in 1557, 1560, 1569, 1575, and 1596.This was because of the declaration of independence which created the Dutch Republic in 1581
  • Sep 15, 1557

    War between France

    Philip II continued the war his father had with France, he included England in this conflict as well.
  • Jul 17, 1567

    Philip II takes governing power away from half-sister

    Philip appointed the duque de Alba to replace his half-sister, Margaret of Parma, as governor, but Alba’s harsh methods failed to stop the revolt that was happening in the Netherlands.
  • May 16, 1581

    Philip II was King of Portugal

    Philip II was king of Portugal with the name of Philip I

  • Defender of Catholicism

    Philip is known for making a huge naval expedition against Protestant England, the Spanish Armada, which was very unsuccessful, mostly due to storms and logistic problems.

  • Death and leaving power

    When he died he left his power.