ruler
Philip II of Spain.
King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
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About Philip II of Spain
Philip II, sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent, was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554 until her death in 1558. Further, he was Duke of Milan from 1540. From 1555, he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands.
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- ruler
- Position held
- Monarch of Castile and Leon, Monarch of Portugal, monarch of the Crown of Aragon, Lord of the Netherlands
- Citizenship
- Spain, Kingdom of Portugal
- Born
- May 21, 1527
- Died
- September 13, 1598