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Philip II of Spain

Phillip II of Spain
Reign16 January – 13 September
Coronation16 January
PredecessorCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor
SuccessorPhillip III of Spain
Co-MonarchMary Tudor of Greenwich ( – )
BornFelipe of Spain
21 May
Palacio de Pimentel, Valladolid, Kingdom of Spain
DiedSeptember 13, () (aged&#;71)
El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Kingdom of Spain
Burial13 September

El Escorial

Spouse
Issue
HouseHouse of Hapsburg
FatherCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherIsabella of Portugal
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Signature

Philip II of Spain (21 May – 13 September ) was, starting in , king of Spain, and Burgundy, Netherlands, Naples, Sicily, and Spanish America.

He was born in Valladolid and was the only son of Holy Roman EmperorCharles V and his wife to live until he was an adult. He was strongly Catholic.

His rule was filled with troubles since his war against the Dutch Republic