INDEX
1- Philippe II Introduction
2- Territorial Expansion
3- Foreign Policy
4- Bibliography
Introduction.
The first and only son of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philippe II was born in Valladolid 1527 (CYL) and died in El Escorial 1598 (MAD). He ruled in Spain from 1556 to 1598. He has the fame of a solitary and hard worker even though he was not able to reduce the Netherlands revolt, also lost the whole Invincible Spanish Armada because of bad planned strategies of war and the Spanish Royal Treasury Went bankrupt five times under Philippe II 's rule. He also got to a point were supporting the costs of the Spanish Military became impossible.
He was able to expand the Spanish Imperium the biggest empire in terms of extension. First he conquered Sicily and Napoli in 1554 and also Portugal and the Algarve in 1580, making the long-awaited dynastic union that lasted sixty years. It was also King of England and Ireland jure uxoris, by his marriage to Mary I, between 1554 and 1558.
Territorial Expansion Except for the Holy Roman Germanic Empire, whose crown was given to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, King and Emperor Charles V bequeathed all European and American possessions that formed the Spanish empire to his …show more content…
In foreign policy, Felipe II had to abandon the project of an alliance with England because of the early death of Mary Tudor (1558). The military victories of San Quentin (1557) and Grave lines (1558) pacified the recurring conflict with France (Peace of Chateau Cambria’s, 1559); the pact was reinforced with the marriage of Philip II with the daughter of Henry II of France, Elizabeth of Valois. Early in his reign could not be more promising: France, which had been Charles V perpetual rival power, was no longer the main problem for
1- Philippe II Introduction
2- Territorial Expansion
3- Foreign Policy
4- Bibliography
Introduction.
The first and only son of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philippe II was born in Valladolid 1527 (CYL) and died in El Escorial 1598 (MAD). He ruled in Spain from 1556 to 1598. He has the fame of a solitary and hard worker even though he was not able to reduce the Netherlands revolt, also lost the whole Invincible Spanish Armada because of bad planned strategies of war and the Spanish Royal Treasury Went bankrupt five times under Philippe II 's rule. He also got to a point were supporting the costs of the Spanish Military became impossible.
He was able to expand the Spanish Imperium the biggest empire in terms of extension. First he conquered Sicily and Napoli in 1554 and also Portugal and the Algarve in 1580, making the long-awaited dynastic union that lasted sixty years. It was also King of England and Ireland jure uxoris, by his marriage to Mary I, between 1554 and 1558.
Territorial Expansion Except for the Holy Roman Germanic Empire, whose crown was given to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, King and Emperor Charles V bequeathed all European and American possessions that formed the Spanish empire to his …show more content…
In foreign policy, Felipe II had to abandon the project of an alliance with England because of the early death of Mary Tudor (1558). The military victories of San Quentin (1557) and Grave lines (1558) pacified the recurring conflict with France (Peace of Chateau Cambria’s, 1559); the pact was reinforced with the marriage of Philip II with the daughter of Henry II of France, Elizabeth of Valois. Early in his reign could not be more promising: France, which had been Charles V perpetual rival power, was no longer the main problem for