Ancestral Trails 2016 » Philip II of SPAIN (1527-1598)

Personal data Philip II of SPAIN 

• He was born on May 21, 1527 in Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain.
• Title: King of Spain
• (Ancestry) : House of Habsburg.
• He died on September 13, 1598 in Escurial, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, he was 71 years old.
• A child of Charles de CASTILE and Isabella de PORTUGAL

Household of Philip II of SPAIN

(1) He is married to Anna von OSTERREICH.

They got married in the year 1570, he was 42 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Philip III of SPAIN  1578-1621 

• The couple has common ancestors.



(2) He is married to Elizabeth de VALOIS.

They got married in the year 1559 at Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, he was 31 years old.




Child(ren):

1. Isabella Clara Eugenia of SPAIN  1566-1633
2. Catherine Michelle of SPAIN  1567-1597 


• The couple has common ancestors.



(3) He is married to Mary TUDOR.

They got married on July 24, 1554 at Winchester, Hampshire, he was 27 years old.

• The couple has common ancestors.



(4) He is married to Maria Manuela de PORTUGAL.

They got married on November 12, 1543 at Salamanca, Castilla-Leon, Spain, he was 16 years old.




Child(ren):

1. Carlos de ASTURIAS  1545-1568




Notes about Philip II of SPAIN

Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II; 21 May 1527 - 13 September 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 and of Portugal from 1581 (as Philip I, Felipe I). From 1554 he was King of Naples and Sicily as well as Duke of Milan. During his marriage to Queen Mary I (1554-58), he was also King of England and Ireland. From 1555, he was lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. Known in Spanish as "Philip the Prudent" (Felipe el Prudente), his empire included territories on every continent then known to Europeans, including his namesake the Philippine Islands. During his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power. This is sometimes called the Golden Age. The expression, "the empire on which the sun never sets," was coined during Philip's time to reflect the extent of his dominion.

During Philip's reign there were separate state bankruptcies in 1557, 1560, 1569, 1575, and 1596. This was partly the cause for the declaration of independence which created the Dutch Republic in 1581. A devout Catholic, Philip is also known for organising a huge naval expedition against Protestant England in 1588, known usually as the Spanish Armada, which was unsuccessful, mostly due to storms and grave logistical problems.

Philip was described by the Venetian ambassador Paolo Fagolo in 1563 as "slight of stature and round-faced, with pale blue eyes, somewhat prominent lip, and pink skin, but his overall appearance is very attractive." The Ambassador went on to say "He dresses very tastefully, and everything that he does is courteous and gracious.

Philip was married four times and had children with three of his wives.

Philip's first wife was his first cousin, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal. She was a daughter of Philip's maternal uncle, John III of Portugal, and paternal aunt, Catherine of Austria. The marriage produced one son in 1545, after which Maria died 4 days later due to haemorrhage:
Carlos, Prince of Asturias (8 July 1545 - 24 July 1568), died unmarried and without issue.

Philip's second wife was his first cousin once removed, Queen Mary I of England. The 1554 marriage to Mary was political. By this marriage, Philip became jure uxoris King of England and Ireland, although the couple was apart more than together as they ruled their respective countries. The marriage produced no children and Mary died in 1558, ending Philip's reign in England and Ireland.

Philip's third wife was Elisabeth of Valois, the eldest daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. {also a distant relation of Philip-she was descended from their mutual ancestor Alfonso VII of León and Castile}. During their marriage (1559-1568) they conceived one son and five daughters, though only two of the girls survived. Elisabeth died a few hours after the loss of her last child. Their children were:
Stillborn son (1560)
Miscarried twin daughters (1564).
Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (12 August 1566 - 1 December 1633), married Albert VII, Archduke of Austria,
Catherine Michelle of Spain (10 October 1567 - 6 November 1597), married Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and had issue.
miscarried daughter (1568).

Philip's fourth and final wife was his sororal niece, Anna of Austria. By contemporary accounts, this was a convivial and satisfactory marriage (1570-1580) for both Philip and Anna. This marriage produced four sons and one daughter. Anna died of heart failure 8 months after giving birth to Maria in 1580. Their children were:
Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (4 December 1571 - 18 October 1578), died young
Charles Laurence (12 August 1573 - 30 June 1575), died young
Diego, Prince of Asturias (15 August 1575 - 21 November 1582), died young
Philip III of Spain (3 April 1578 - 31 March 1621)
Maria (14 February 1580 - 5 August 1583), died young
SOURCE: Wikipedia


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