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May 21, 1527
Born
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1543
Maria of Portugal
Phillip married his cousin Maria of Portugal in 1543 and she died in 1545. -
1554
Mary I of England
In 1554 Philip married Mary I of England and became joint sovereign of England until Mary’s death, without issue, in 1558. -
1559
Elizabeth of Valois
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, which, for a generation, ended the open wars between Spain and France. Elizabeth bore Philip two daughters, Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633) and Catherine Micaela (1567–1597). Elizabeth died in 1568 -
1567
Protestant uprising
There was a Protestant uprising in the Netherlands, in 1567, he sent the Spanish army to put them down. -
1570
Anna of Austria
In 1570 Philip married Anna of Austria, daughter of his first cousin the emperor Maximilian II. She died in 1580. -
Apr 14, 1578
Phillip III was born
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Taking over England
The Spanish Armada led by King Philip II of Spain attempted to invade England in 1588, to avenge the death of Mary Queen of Scots in 1587. -
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Phillip III
He was like Philip II, King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death in 1621. -
Died
Phillip II died
