Philip II

By Matthew Kaczmarek
  • Period: 1527 to

    Lifespan

  • 1543

    First Marriage

    First Marriage
    Philip's First marriage was to one of his cousins, her name was Maria
  • 1545

    First Child's Birth

    First Child's Birth
    King Philip's first child was Don Carlos (1545-1568). During the his birth Philip's wife Maria died
  • 1554

    Second Marriage

    Second Marriage
    Almost a decade after his first wife's death King Philip II finally remarried. Philip's second wife was Queen Mary I of England who was 11 years older than him.
  • Feb 5, 1556

    Truce of Vaucelles

    Truce of Vaucelles
    Phillip II of Spain and Henry II of France sign the Truce of Vaucelles.
  • Nov 17, 1558

    Mary's Death

    Mary's Death
    On November 17, 1558 King Philip II's second wife died. After her death Philip tried to marry her sister Elizabeth I, Queen of England.
  • 1560

    Third Marriage

    Third Marriage
    After the death of his second wife Mary Philip II Married his third wife Elizabeth of France
  • 1567

    Uprising

    Uprising
    after the persecution of protestants there was and uprising in the Netherlands. This was stopped by Philip II's army.

  • Defeat

    Defeat
    In 1588 King Philip II engaged in naval warfare with England. His armada of 132 ships was defeated by the English's 197 ships.