Spain----Philip II
By Yann (Xiaoyan Yang)
10/01/10
Personal Reign
Birth:
21-May-1527
Death:
13-September-1598
Personal Reign (Years Ruled):
King of Spain, 1556-98
His Territory
Philip II, the son
of Charles V,
ruled Spain, part
of Italy, and the
Netherlands.
Religion
Roman Catholic
Major goal
Philip II decided to invade England.To do this, he built
a naval armada,or large fleet of warships.
Reason for his Goal
Philip II wanted to defeat Elizabeth
I and England. He thought that
Europe would then become Catholic
again.
Wars
In the spring of 1588,the Spanish Armada
of 130 ships sailed for England with 1,100
cannons and 30,000 soldiers.
Family
Father: Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor)
Mother: Isabella of Portugal
Wife: Princess Maria Manuela of Portugal (m.
1543, d. 1546)
Wife: Mary Tudor (m. 1554, d. 1558)
Wife: Elisabeth of Valois (m. 1559, d. 1568, 2
daughters)
Wife: Anna of Austria (m. 1570, d. 1580)
Son: Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545, d. 1568, by
Maria)
Daughter: Isabella Clara Eugenia (b. 1566, d.
1633, by Elisabeth)
Daughter: Catherine Micaela (b. 1567, d. 1597,
by Elisabeth)
Reasons the Armanda was defeated
Phillip failed when fast English ships
destroyed much of the Armanda,
and a storm sank most of the rest
of the Spanish ships on their way
home.
Death & Legacy
Death:
Philip II died in El Escorial, near Madrid, in
September 1598. His was a painful death,
which involved a severe attack of gout,
fever and dropsy.
He was succeeded by his son Philip III.
Legacy:
He sent and Armada that was defeated by
England. Spain was not longer the world
European leader.
Reference Page
1.The book:
World History
P 435~436
P 453
2.The website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II
_of_Spain