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His wife Maria of Portugal dies during childbirth to their son Don Carlos.
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Phillip II marries Queen Mary I of England and Ireland.
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Charles V gives Spain to Phillip II and the Holy Roman Empire to Phillip's brother Ferdinand.
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He goes bankrupt for the first of four times.
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He begins building himself an enormous palace.
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He Marries Elisabeth van Valois.
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Madrid became the capitol of Spain.
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He marries Anne of Austria who becomes the mother of Phillip III.
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King Henry of Portugal died with no children allowing Phillip II to invade.
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Phillip II was a strong believer in spreading Catholicism and was anti-Protestant.
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It was destroyed by the English Fleet along with a violent storm.
