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Hace 18 horas · Philip II [note 1] (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( Spanish: Felipe el Prudente ), was King of Spain [note 2] 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 ...
Hace 4 días · 'Great and Most Fortunate Navy') was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous naval experience appointed by Philip II of Spain.
Hace 1 día · The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire. His nominated heir was Philip of Anjou, a grandson of Louis XIV of France, whose main backers were France and most of Spain.
Hace 18 horas · Deeming further war too expensive to continue for both countries , the Treaty of London was signed by Elizabeth I’s successor James I and Philip III of Spain. It restored the status quo between the two nations , with Spain recognizing Protestant rule in England and the English ceasing to disrupt the Spanish trans-Atlantic shipping and opening the English Channel to the Spanish ships.
Hace 2 días · A revision of customs duties in both England and Spain placed extra burdens upon trade, and in 1561 Philip II in his attempts to strengthen Spanish naval resources revived earlier legislation prohibiting the loading of goods in foreign vessels if Spanish ones were available.
Hace 3 días · Charles would eventually die of malaria in 1558. He was given a grand funeral in Brussels, but the coffin that made its way through the streets was empty: he had already been buried at Yuste (his son, Philip II, would later disinter his remains and rebury them in El Escorial near Madrid). Charles was no more, but his name has not ...
Hace 4 días · Dom António, the Prior of Crato (1531-95), had conspired against Philip II of Spain (and Philip I of Portugal) to take the Portuguese throne by force. After the Portuguese War of Succession, he looked to have lost any chance of achieving this, especially as he was illegitimate.
