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The son of the Holy Roman emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal.
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Married to his cousin Maria of Portugal at 16 years old in 1543. She died in 1545, giving birth to the Don Carlos who was ill.
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In 1554, Philip married Mary I of England and became joint sovereign of England until Mary’s death, without issue, in 1558.
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Shortly after their marriage, Queen Mary I announced she was pregnant but it was a false pregnancy.
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Elizabeth I of England rejects Phillip II of Spain because of a separation between the two countries.
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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. It ended the open wars between Spain and France. Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633) and Catherine Micaela (1567–97) were their daughters. Elizabeth died in 1568,
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In 1570, Philip married Anna of Austria, daughter of his first cousin the emperor Maximilian II. She died in 1580. Her only surviving son became Philip III.
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Died at age 71 from Cancer in El Escorial, Spain
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Died on this day after battling Cancer for 50 days while his body was deteriorating.
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After the death of Philip II, Philip III came to the throne because Don Carlos was imprisoned.
