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1527-1598 | Philip II king of Spain (1527-1598) was the son of the emperor [[Charles V]] and his wife Isabella of Portugal and married to [[Mary Tudor]]. Although he failed “to suppress the revolt of the Netherlands (1566”)” (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography) and his [[Spanish Armada]] lost against England in 1588, “the Spanish empire attained its greatest power, extent, and influence” (ibid.) during his reign. | ||
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Philip II king of Spain (1527-1598) was the son of the emperor Charles V and his wife Isabella of Portugal and married to Mary Tudor. Although he failed “to suppress the revolt of the Netherlands (1566”)” (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography) and his Spanish Armada lost against England in 1588, “the Spanish empire attained its greatest power, extent, and influence” (ibid.) during his reign.