The Bourchier and Bowker Pages
Discovering the ancestry of the South African Bowkers, and the English Bourchiers
King Philip II of Spain Philip of Hapsburg
1527 - 1598 (71 years)-
Name Philip of Hapsburg Title King Philip II of Spain Birth 21 May 1527 Gender Male _UID 5B9304CACCDAD711BA22B8E68CB243357A41 Death 13 Sep 1598 Person ID I266 Bourchiers Last Modified 3 Aug 2015
Family Mary Tudor, Queen Mary I, b. (18 Feb 1515/6), Greenwich Palace 
d. 17 Nov 1558 Marriage 25 Jul 1554 Winchester Cathedral [1] _UID 5C9304CACCDAD711BA22B8E68CB243357B51 Family ID F177 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II; 21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598) was King of Spain[a] from 1556 and of Portugal from 1581 (as Philip I, Felipe I). From 1554 he was King of Naples and Sicily as well as Duke of Milan. During his marriage to Queen Mary I (1554–58), he was also King of England and Ireland.[1][2] From 1555, he was lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. Known in Spanish as "Philip the Prudent" (Felipe el Prudente), his empire included territories on every continent then known to Europeans, including his namesake the Philippine Islands. During his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power. This is sometimes called the Golden Age. The expression, "the empire on which the sun never sets," was coined during Philip's time to reflect the extent of his dominion.
During Philip's reign there were separate state bankruptcies in 1557, 1560, 1569, 1575, and 1596. This was partly the cause for the declaration of independence which created the Dutch Republic in 1581. A devout Catholic, Philip is also known for organising a huge naval expedition against Protestant England in 1588, known usually as the Spanish Armada, which was unsuccessful, mostly due to storms and grave logistical problems.
Philip was described by the Venetian ambassador Paolo Fagolo in 1563 as "slight of stature and round-faced, with pale blue eyes, somewhat prominent lip, and pink skin, but his overall appearance is very attractive." The Ambassador went on to say "He dresses very tastefully, and everything that he does is courteous and gracious.
- Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II; 21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598) was King of Spain[a] from 1556 and of Portugal from 1581 (as Philip I, Felipe I). From 1554 he was King of Naples and Sicily as well as Duke of Milan. During his marriage to Queen Mary I (1554–58), he was also King of England and Ireland.[1][2] From 1555, he was lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. Known in Spanish as "Philip the Prudent" (Felipe el Prudente), his empire included territories on every continent then known to Europeans, including his namesake the Philippine Islands. During his reign, Spain reached the height of its influence and power. This is sometimes called the Golden Age. The expression, "the empire on which the sun never sets," was coined during Philip's time to reflect the extent of his dominion.
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Sources - [S4] J. D. Mackie, The Earlier Tudors 1485-1558, (Oxford: Oxford University Press. First published 1952; paperback edition 1994), 541.
- [S4] J. D. Mackie, The Earlier Tudors 1485-1558, (Oxford: Oxford University Press. First published 1952; paperback edition 1994), 541.