Phillip II

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  • May 21, 1527

    King Philip II of Spain was born at Valladolid in Spain.

  • Feb 13, 1543

    Philip married his cousin, Maria of Portugal

  • Oct 11, 1545

    Phillip's son Don Carlos (1545–1568), was born

  • Jul 25, 1554

    Philip II of Spain married Queen Mary I of England.

  • Jan 2, 1556

    Philip II was crowned King of Spain

  • Feb 5, 1556

    Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain signed the truce of Vaucelles.

  • Aug 10, 1557

    Spanish and English troops in alliance defeated the French at the Battle of St. Quentin.

  • Aug 29, 1557

    first bankruptcy

  • Apr 3, 1559

    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.

  • Sep 23, 1559

    The Escorial, an enormous palace built on a grid plan for Philip II, was begun in Madrid.

  • Jan 5, 1560

    Philip married Elizabeth of France

  • Apr 20, 1566

    Phillip's daughter Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633) was born

  • Nov 7, 1567

    Phillip's daughter Catherine Micaela (1567–1597) was born

  • May 4, 1568

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

  • Jun 30, 1570

    King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students.

  • May 9, 1573

    large increase in billion shipments to Spain from the South America

  • Oct 11, 1576

    Philip went bankrupt for the third time

  • Dec 10, 1578

    Phillip's son Philip III (1578-1521) was born

  • Oct 11, 1580

    Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on the head of Prince Willem of Orange.

  • Jan 1, 1581

    Philip II, King of Spain, becomes King of Portugal

  • Philip decided to invade England

  • Philip II of Spain had Lanuza, the leader of the revolt of Aragon, beheaded.

  • King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Netherlands.

  • the fourth bankruptcy

  • Philip of Spain died