PHILIP II, KING OF SPAIN
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Philip II was born in Valladolid, the son of Isabella of Portugal and Emperor Charles V, who on his abdication, left Philip II the crowns of Spain and the Netherlands.
He had his father's great advisers at his side, like the Duke of Alba for matters of war, Francisco de los Cobos for matters of finance, Cardinal Tavera and Juan de Zúñiga, among others.
Philip II entered into four politically beneficial marriages. First, with Maria of Portugal, to unify the peninsular territory. Then with Mary Tudor, making him king consort of England and Ireland. His third wife was Elisabeth of Valois, a marriage that put an end to a period of confrontations with France. Widowed again and without a male heir, he married his niece, Anne of Austria, who would be the mother of the future Philip III.
He was an authoritarian king who ruled a vast empire, although he maintained the system of permanent councils for the administration of the different territories. He built an impressive administrative machinery that reached throughout the Empire and centred the capital of the kingdom in the then small town of Madrid. In literature, El Lazarillo de Tormes reflected the difficulties of the time.
The Monastery of El Escorial was built to commemorate the victory against France at the Battle of St. Quentin on Saint Lawrence's Day, marking the peace of Le Cateau-Cambrésis.
Philip II faced some internal problems.
The issues with his firstborn son, Charles, with whom he had numerous confrontations due to the prince's mental health, would lead him to be confined until his death.
The Alpujarras Rebellion in Granada, an uprising by the Moors, which was put down militarily by Don Juan of Austria.
And the betrayal by his chamber secretary Antonio Pérez who, by revealing state secrets, provoked a serious conflict with Aragon and its lords, resulting in the murder of Juan of Escobedo, Don Juan of Austria’s secretary.
During his reign, the Battle of Lepanto took place against the Ottoman army, resulting in a great victory for Spain in which Miguel de Cervantes, the one-armed man of Lepanto, took part.
The monarch also suffered some defeats. Like that of the Invincible Navy, on its way to invade England. And the religious conflict in the Netherlands during the Eighty Years’ War, which brought successive bankruptcies to the Spanish crown.
Under Philip II there was a period of great cultural splendour. In architecture, Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera, architects of El Escorial, stand out.
In painting, El Greco, Titian and Alonso Sánchez Coello.
It is the time of Miguel de Cervantes, of mystical poets such as Saint Teresa de Jesús and Saint Juan de la Cruz, of the theologian and humanist Fray Luis de León, and the inventor Jerónimo de Ayanz, who invented the forerunner of the steam engine, among other geniuses.
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My 13th great grandfather. What a great life he lived, so many accomplishments.
@mr.manes88
11 ай бұрын
Doesn't this mean your great grandmother was some poor whore Phillip fucked and/or took advantage of?
@historyofspain
9 ай бұрын
Wow! that is awesome
Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II; 21 May 1527 - 13 September 1598) was King of Spain (1556-1598), King of Portugal (1580-1598, as Philip I, Portuguese: Filipe I), King of Naples and Sicily (both from 1554), and jure uxoris King of England and Ireland (during his marriage to Queen Mary I from 1554 to 1558). He was also Duke of Milan from 1540. From 1555 he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands.
this is my 10th great grandfather
@historyofspain
Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on discovering your ancestral connection to King Philip II of Spain! That must be an exciting and fascinating discovery for you.
@brandiruiz1752
Жыл бұрын
He is my 13tg great grandfather
Called Philippines.
@historyofspain
9 ай бұрын
That's correct
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Phillip II, following the path of his father Carlos I and his great-grandparents The Catholic Majesties, was undoubtedly the savior of Christianity, without him and his brother, Don Juan of Austria, Europe would have succumbed to the Ottoman Empire. Thanks to the Spanish empire and its kings, today there is the western world as we know it.
And what they not tellin'you is that spain was part or the roman empire.
@WhirledPublishing
7 ай бұрын
There's a lot more to this story than they're telling
@moxinghbian
4 ай бұрын
"Hispania", it is in the name, no need to tell.
@reidparker1848
2 ай бұрын
Uh, "Hispania" was, but not Spain.
People to paint Philip A villain because how he abandoned Mary.
@KevinLopez-pu7ll
Жыл бұрын
Yes but u also gotta remember that she was more than ten years older then him and he tried to give her a baby many times but failed. He was also king of Spanish empire which was bigger than rome at that time so he was never in one place for too long.
@WhirledPublishing
7 ай бұрын
His reputation as a villain had nothing to do with his "conquest" of Latin America and North America and the Philippines?
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@historyofspain
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for you comment!
@brandiruiz1752
Жыл бұрын
He is my 13th grade grandfather. I am a couple years into my ancestry’s linage. I believe more than half of my blood line were black. Majority of them, kings, queens princesses, and so forth. I am classified as Creole where I live in south Louisiana. One of the most beautiful bloodlines on this planet, according to most!💕💗💕💗
@WhirledPublishing
7 ай бұрын
@@brandiruiz1752 You might check with the Filipino people to see how they felt about him.
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@historyofspain
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment!
He married his niece ??!eww 🤮
@historyofspain
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment! Yes, Philip II's marriage to his niece, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, is indeed a fact that can seem startling from a modern perspective. Marriages among European royalty often had more to do with political alliances than personal choice. It's fascinating (and sometimes a bit shocking) to see how customs and norms have changed over time. We appreciate your engagement with history's intriguing aspects! 😊👑📚
@2000coco
5 ай бұрын
@@historyofspain yes evidently it was a norm in royalty back then. They married their nieces , and 1st, 2nd cousins etc ! Incest was the norm 🥴🤢 Modern royalty is better. They branched out to commoners bringing in a different gene pool that’s far better looking than the so called pure blue blooded😂
Why do they have all these pictures floured white. I have seen other originals where king Phillip has a straight up brown ruddy complexion. SMH! Why cover it up?
@markherron1407
Жыл бұрын
They're Whitewashing OUR historical figures and it's WRONG!
@reidparker1848
2 ай бұрын
"Theys was calleds da 'Dark Ages' because we wuz da Kings and whitey is coverin' it all up! Das rayciss! I'z the victim again! Europe was black!" Haha, you people are almost as funny as flat-earthers.