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His first marriage was with his cousin Maria of Portugal. She died giving birth to his ill-fated son Don Carlos.
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He married Mary I of England and became joint sovereign of England until Mary’s death.
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He married Elizabeth of Valois (daughter of Henry II of France). The marriage was the result of the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559), which, for a generation, ended the open wars between Spain and France. Elizabeth had two daughters Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633) and Catherine Micaela (1567–1597).
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The Morisco Revolt broke out in the southern province of Granada in defiance of attempts to suppress Moorish customs.
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He married Anna of Austria (daughter of his first cousin the emperor Maximilian II).Her only surviving son became Philip III.
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The pope called on all Catholic princes to take up arms against the Ottoman Empire.
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The king of Portugal died with no heir, Philip being his nephew took the throne.
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He died at the age of 71 from old age.