Biography
Date of Birth: May 21, 1527
Date of Death: September 13, 1598
Length of Reign: Spain ~ 1556-1598; Portugal ~ 1580-1598
Philip II was born in Valladolid, Spain to Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. His parents were first cousins. He attended school in Spain and he loved it more than fighting, unlike the other boys. In 1543, he married his first wife, Princess Maria Manuela of Portugal. Unfortunately, she died three years later. His longest marriage was his fourth, which lasted for ten years. His second wife was Mary Tudor, and he married her in 1554. She died four years later. He married his third wife, Elisabeth of Valois, in 1559. Elisabeth died nine years later. He married his fourth wife (pictured above) in 1570. She was Anna of Austria. Throughout all of his marriages, he had two sons, Don Carlos, with his first wife, Maria., and Philip III with Anna. With Elisabeth, he had two daughters, Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catherine Micaela.
Date of Death: September 13, 1598
Length of Reign: Spain ~ 1556-1598; Portugal ~ 1580-1598
Philip II was born in Valladolid, Spain to Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. His parents were first cousins. He attended school in Spain and he loved it more than fighting, unlike the other boys. In 1543, he married his first wife, Princess Maria Manuela of Portugal. Unfortunately, she died three years later. His longest marriage was his fourth, which lasted for ten years. His second wife was Mary Tudor, and he married her in 1554. She died four years later. He married his third wife, Elisabeth of Valois, in 1559. Elisabeth died nine years later. He married his fourth wife (pictured above) in 1570. She was Anna of Austria. Throughout all of his marriages, he had two sons, Don Carlos, with his first wife, Maria., and Philip III with Anna. With Elisabeth, he had two daughters, Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catherine Micaela.