Philip II of Spain (born 1526)

Philip II of Spain

King of Spain (1556–1598) and Portugal (1580–1598)

Philip II, sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent, was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554…