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May 21, 1527
Born
The son of the Holy Roman emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. -
Jan 1, 1543
First Marriage
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. -
Jan 1, 1554
Second Marriage
In 1554, Philip married Mary I of England and became joint sovereign of England until Mary’s death, without issue, in 1558. -
Jan 2, 1554
False Pregnancy
Shortly after their marriage, Queen Mary I announced she was pregnant but it was a false pregnancy. -
Jan 16, 1556
Taking Power
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Jan 1, 1558
Phillip II gets rejected
Elizabeth I of England rejects Phillip II of Spain because of a separation between the two countries. -
Jan 1, 1559
Third Marriage
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, -
Jan 1, 1570
Last Marriage
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. -
Death
Died at age 71 from Cancer in El Escorial, Spain -
End of Reign
Died on this day after battling Cancer for 50 days while his body was deteriorating. -
Philip III ruled
After the death of Philip II, Philip III came to the throne because Don Carlos was imprisoned.
