King Phillip

King Phillip King of Spain, only son of the Emperor Charles V, and Isabella of Portugal, b. at Valladolid, 21 May, 1527; d. at the Escorial, 13 Sept., 1598. He was care wide-eyedy meliorate in the sciences, learned French and Latin, though he never spoke anything but Castilian, and also showed much interest in architecture and music. In 1543 he married his cousin, Maria of: Portugal, who died at the birth of Don Carlos (1535). He was appointed regent of Spain with a council by Charles V. In 1554 he married Mary Tudor, brinded of England, who was eleven years his senior.

This political marriage gave Spain an indirect refuse on affairs of England, recently restored to Catholicism; but in 1555 Philip was summoned to the paltry Countries, and Marys death in the same year expurgate off the connection between the two countries. At a serious conference held at Brussels, 22 Oct., 1555, Charles V ceded to Philip the Low Countries, the crowns of Castille, Aragon, and Sicily, on 16 Jan., 1556, and the count...If you want to get a full essay, enunciate it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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