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May 21, 1527
Philip II is born
Philip II is born in Palacio de Pimentel, Valladolid, Spain -
Jul 15, 1545
Maria of Portugal, first wife of Philip II of Spain, dies in childbirth.
Maria of Portugal, wife of Philip II of Spain, dies in childbirth, when the King's son Don Carlos (1545-1568) was born. -
Jan 15, 1556
Charles V, Philip II's father, dies of Malaria
Philip II, son of Charles V, is crowned King of Spain after Charles V abdicates. -
Feb 5, 1556
Philip II of Spain sign the truce of Vaucelles
Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain sign the truce of Vaucelles, calling a halt to this phase of the long-running Habsburg-Valois conflict -
1557
Spain goes bankrupt for the first time
Philip the II begins to tax lower class more because Spain went bankrupt which prevented Spain from developing a middle class.
Spain went bankrupt because there was a growing population and merchants raised prices for food and other products. -
Nov 7, 1558
Philip II's second wife, Mary I of england, dies
Philip II married Mary I of England which brought Spain and England closer together in 1554, but then she died later to Reproductive system disease in 1558. -
Oct 3, 1568
Philip II's third wife, Elisabeth of Valois, dies in childbirth
Elisabeth of Valois dies while giving birth to Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain. Catherine (mother) hoped King Philip II might marry her younger daughter, Elizabeth's sister Margaret of Valois, but Philip was determined to take his French connection no further, even though Elizabeth's death was mourned in Spain. -
Apr 14, 1578
Philip III of Spain is born
Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain gives birth to Philip III of Spain in Madrid, Spain. Philip II's only surviving son. -
1581
Philip II becomes King of Portugal
King Henry of Portugal died leaving no children. The Duke of Alba invaded Portugal and put it under Spain's rule. Philip II of Spain was proclaimed King of Portugal and united the colonial empires of Spain and Portugal. -
Philip II Invades England
King Philip II of Spain decides to invade England to avenge the country for its execution of Mary Queen of Scots – Spain’s Catholic ally – in 1587. This marked the turning point in years of dispute and religious differences between Catholic Spain and Protestant England. (Spanish Armada) -
Philip II dies
Philip II dies to Cancer in El Escorial, Spain -
The spainish golden age begins
The Spanish Golden Age was the period of Spanish literature extending from the early 16th century to the late 17th century, generally considered the high point in Spain’s literary history.
