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Philip is born and soon is to come to power. He was King of Portugal and Spain. a lot of significant impacts were caused by him was the start of many things among the Spanish empire.
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Philip II marries his cousin Maria of Portugal. She was 16. and the Importance of the marriage was to produce heirs not for pleasure.
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The Birth of his first son Don Carlos happens, but his 1st wife dies during giving birth to their son.
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Philip get married for the second time, but this time to Mary I of England and became joint sovereign of England.
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Philip’s third marriage, with Elizabeth of Valois, daughter of Henry II of France, in 1559, was the result of the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559), which, for a generation, ended the open wars between Spain and France.
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Elizabeth bore Philip two daughters, Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633) and Catherine Micaela (1567–97).
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in 1570 Philip married Anna of Austria, daughter of his first cousin the emperor Maximilian II. She died in 1580.
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Philip accomplishes one of his only successes as rule, which was that he defeated his long going battle with the Ottoman empire's navy.
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Philip II is given a child from Anna of Austria and her only surviving son is Philip III which is who comes to power after Philip II.
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Philip II finished his build of his palace "El Escorial" as a sign of wealth and power. It was built with magnificent marble and could be considered an 8th wonder of the world.
