Philip II of Spain

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Habsburg ruler King of Spain human monarch

Philip II of Spain was a 16th-century Habsburg monarch who ruled over a vast global empire, including Spain, its American colonies, and territories in Europe and Asia, and was a central figure in the Counter-Reformation and conflicts such as the Spanish Armada against England.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Felipe II	1
Philip II	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Habsburg ruler ⓘ King of Spain ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
alliedVictoryIn	Battle of Lepanto ⓘ
birthDate	1527-05-21 ⓘ
birthPlace	Crown of Castile ⓘ Valladolid ⓘ
burialPlace	El Escorial ⓘ
capitalMovedTo	Madrid ⓘ
child	Isabella Clara Eugenia ⓘ surface form: Catherine Michelle of Spain Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias ⓘ Isabella Clara Eugenia ⓘ Philip III of Spain ⓘ
conflict	Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ Eighty Years' War ⓘ Italian Wars ⓘ Long Turkish War ⓘ surface form: Ottoman–Habsburg wars
countryOfCitizenship	Crown of Castile ⓘ
deathDate	1598-09-13 ⓘ
deathPlace	Crown of Castile ⓘ El Escorial ⓘ
dynasticUnion	Iberian Union ⓘ
education	tutored in humanist and Catholic doctrine ⓘ
eponymOf	Philippines ⓘ
era	16th century ⓘ
father	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
fullName	Philip II of Spain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Philip II
house	House of Habsburg ⓘ
knownFor	conflict with the Dutch Revolt ⓘ expansion of the Spanish Empire ⓘ launching the Spanish Armada against England ⓘ leading figure of the Counter-Reformation ⓘ
languageSpoken	Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
monarchOf	Crown of Aragon ⓘ Crown of Castile ⓘ Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ Duchy of Milan ⓘ Kingdom of Naples ⓘ Portugal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Spanish Netherlands
mother	Isabella of Portugal ⓘ
nativeName	Philip II of Spain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Felipe II
notableWork	construction of El Escorial ⓘ
policy	centralization of royal authority in Spain ⓘ support for the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation ⓘ
predecessor	Charles I of Spain ⓘ
reignEnd	1598-09-13 ⓘ
reignEndAsKingOfPortugal	1598 ⓘ
reignStart	1556-01-16 ⓘ
reignStartAsKingOfPortugal	1580 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruledTerritory	Spanish America ⓘ surface form: American colonies of Spain Philippines ⓘ
spouse	Anna of Austria ⓘ Elisabeth of Valois ⓘ Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal ⓘ Mary I of England ⓘ
successor	Philip III of Spain ⓘ
title	Duke of Milan ⓘ King of England and Ireland ⓘ King of Naples ⓘ King of Portugal ⓘ King of Sicily ⓘ King of Spain ⓘ Lord of the Seventeen Provinces ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor → abdicatedInFavorOf → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Alba, Duke of Alba → allegiance → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Pope Pius V → alliedWith → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia → appointedBy → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia → associatedWithMonarch → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Charles I of Spain → child → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor → child → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

El Escorial → commissionedBy → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Act of Abjuration → declaredIndependenceFrom → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Philip III of Spain → father → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Philip II of Spain → fullName → Philip II of Spain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philip II

Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → hasParticipant → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) → hasParticipant → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Catholic Monarchy → hasRuler → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Eighty Years' War → involvedPerson → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

French Wars of Religion → keyFigure → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Crown of Castile → monarch → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Pedro de Valdivia → monarch → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Seventeen Provinces → monarch → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Battle of Gravelines → monarchOfSpainAtTime → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma → monarchServed → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Alba, Duke of Alba → monarchServed → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

subject surface form: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Philippines → namedAfter → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Philip II of Spain → nativeName → Philip II of Spain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Felipe II

Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis → negotiatedBy → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

House of Habsburg → notableMember → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Valladolid → notablePersonAssociated → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Duchy of Milan → notableRuler → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Habsburg Netherlands → notableRuler → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Spanish Empire → notableRuler → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Iconoclastic Fury → opponent → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

William I of Orange → opponent → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Union of Utrecht → opposedBy → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Spanish Armada → organizedBy → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

El Escorial → patron → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Spanish Armada → plannedBy → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Philip III of Spain → predecessor → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

John of Austria (the Elder) → sibling → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Act of Abjuration → signedDuringReignOf → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Pacification of Ghent → signedUnderReignOf → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Mary I of England → spouse → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Charles I of Spain → successor → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor → successorAsKingOfSpain → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

Duke of Burgundy → titleHolder → Philip II of Spain ⓘ

King of Naples → titleHolder → Philip II of Spain ⓘ