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Philip II of Spain 1527-1598
Philip II was the king of Spain from
1556 - 1598, which made the
Armada
disaster part of his political
headache, and
Elizabeth I his
opponent.
However, under Philip II, the Spanish Empire reached its
biggest extent.
Philip had become king of Spain upon the
abdication of
Charles V.
In 1580, Philip conquered Portugal and as Philip I, he was
therefore also king of
Portugal from 1580 - 1598.
When Philip died in 1598, he left a ruined navy and an exhausted
kingdom.
And here is Philip's map:
SPANISH
EMPIRE UNDER PHILIP II
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More maps for Philip's time period:
Map of Western
Europe in the Time of Elizabeth
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1560 Europe
1560 Europe -
Progress of the Reformation
1560
Europe - Religion
1580 Europe
1598 World Map
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