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Phillip II was born on May 21, 1527 in Valladolid, Spain. Son of Charles V and Isabella
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Phillip inharted Spain, The Spanish Netherlands and the American colonies
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Philip II of Spain married Elisabeth of Valois in 1559. Their marriage lasted 9 years.
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Philip announces himself bankrupt and the next year his troops mutinied for lack of pay and sacked the city of Antwerp. Around 8000 civilians were murdered and Spain's authority reached a new low.
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The States General of the northern provinces, united in the 1579 Union of Utrecht, passed an Act of Abjuration declaring that they no longer recognised Philip as their king.
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King of Portugal died with out an heir, because Phillip was his nephew he seized portugause kingdon, counting portuguese strongholds in africa, india, and the east indies.
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