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May 21, 1527
Philip II is born
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1540
Phillip Receives Duchy of Spain
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1543
Marries cousin Maria of Portugal
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Period: 1548 to 1551
Philip Travels Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands
The language barrier made it difficult for him to become popular among the German and Flemish nobility. -
1554
Marries Mary I of England
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Period: 1556 to
Philip II Rules Spain
Ruled Spain for 42 years -
1559
Marries Elizabeth of Valois
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1571
The Battle of Lepanto
Philip defeated the great Ottoman offensive in the Mediterranean. -
1580
Marries Anna of Austria
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Period: 1580 to
Philip Rules the Portuguese
Ruled the Portuguese for 18 years -
Philip II Dies
Philip died of cancer at the age of 71.
