Philip II of Spain

  • Married first wife
    1543

    Married first wife

    Phillip II married Maria of Portugal
  • Philip II married Maria of Portugal
    1543

    Philip II married Maria of Portugal

    Philip II married his first wife Maria of Portugal
  • 1545

    Maria of Portugal died

    Philips first wife died during child labor
  • Philip II had a son named Don Carlos
    1545

    Philip II had a son named Don Carlos

    Philip II's wife died during childbirth but still had the King's son, Don Carlos
  • Maria and Philip had a son named Don Carlos
    1545

    Maria and Philip had a son named Don Carlos

    they had their first child together
  • 1545

    Maria died

    Maria died during child labor
  • Philip II maried Mary I of England
    1554

    Philip II maried Mary I of England

    became joint sovereign of England until Mary's death
  • 1557

    Philip went bankrupt

    Philip II of Spain, went bankrupt for the first time due to lack of war funding
  • 1558

    Mary of England died

    Philip II second wife died shortly after they got married
  • Marries third wife, Elisabth Van Valois
    1560

    Marries third wife, Elisabth Van Valois

    Philip II marries his thrid wife, Elisabeth van Valois, the daughter of Henry I of France.
  • 1566

    Elisabeth and Phiip II have 2 daughters

    they had 2 daughter named Isabella (1566) and Catherine (1567)
  • War of independence was brought from spain
    1568

    War of independence was brought from spain

    An eighty year war of independence from Spain was carried on by the Calvinist and predominantly mercantile Dutch provinces.
  • 1581

    Philip becomes King of Portugal

    Philip II, King of Spain, becomes King of Portugal.
  • Spain went bankrupt

    Philip II of Spain went bankrupt for the fourth time