Felipe
(Philip II)
"Rey de España, Sicilia y Cerdeña, el Prudente"
Habsburg
Born in Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Habsburg
and Isabel (Aviz) Habsburg
Brother of
Margherita (Habsburg) di Parma [half], Maria Habsburg, Joanna (Habsburg) Aviz and Juan (Habsburg) de Austria [half]
Husband of
Mary (Tudor) of England
— married
25 Jul 1554 (to 17 Nov 1558) in Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England
Husband of
Élisabeth (Valois) de Valois
— married
1559 (to 3 Oct 1568) [location unknown]
Husband of
Anna Habsburg
— married
May 1570 in Spain
Descendants 
Father of
Isabella Clara Eugenia Habsburg,
Catalina Micaela (Habsburg) d'Asburgo and
Felipe (Habsburg) de España
Died in El Escorial, Madrid, Spain
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Philip II Habsburg is Notable.
| Preceded by Mary I |
King of England and Ireland (jure uxoris) 25 July 1554 –17 November 1558 |
Succeeded by Elizabeth I |
| Preceded by Charles I |
Rey de España 16 January 1556 –13 September 1598 |
Succeeded by Philip III |
| Preceded by Anthony or Henry |
King of Portugal and the Algarves 16 April 1581 –13 September 1598 |
Succeeded by Philip II |
| Preceded by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor |
King of the Sardinia 1556–1598 |
Succeeded by Philip III of Spain |
Biography
Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II «el Prudente») was King of Spain from 1556 and of Portugal from 1581 (as Philip I, Filipe 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", 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 possessions.
Sources
- Royal Ancestry D. Richardson 2013 Vol. V pp. 215
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain
- Weir, A. (1996). The Children of Henry VIII, (pp.211-212). NY: Ballantine Books. Print.
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