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Philip II of Spain was born.
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He married Maria of Portugal
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Him and Maria (a.k.a his cousin) of Portugal have a baby boy named Don Carlos
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Spanish and English troops in alliance defeated the French at the Battle of St. Quentin. French troops were defeated by Emmanuel Philibert's Spanish army at St. Quentin, France.
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The Escorial, an enormous palace built on a grid plan for Philip II, was begun in Madrid.
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Philip II of Spain and Henry II of France signed the peace of Cateau-Cambresis, ending a long series of wars between the Hapsburg and Valois dynasties.
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Philip II marries his thrid wife, Elisabeth van Valois. This cemented the peace of Cateau-Cambresis between Spain and France which was signed the previous year.
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