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3 giorni fa · This is striking because both Charles I and Philip II were confessed admirers of Erasmus. The first trials against Lutheran groups, as such, took place between 1558 and 1562, at the beginning of the reign of Philip II, against two communities of Protestants from the cities of Valladolid and Seville, numbering about 120.
- Charles II of Spain
Signature. Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1...
- Charles II of Spain
3 giorni fa · Philip II died in 1598, and was succeeded by his son Philip III. In his reign (1598–1621) a ten-year truce with the Dutch was overshadowed in 1618 by Spain's involvement in the European-wide Thirty Years' War. Philip III was succeeded in 1621 by his son Philip IV of Spain (reigned 1621–65).
5 giorni fa · But as historian Alison Weir writes in The Children of Henry VIII, these initiatives grew more controversial following the queen’s marriage to Philip II of Spain in July 1554, at which point ...
5 giorni fa · When he died on 6th April 1590, the news was carried to Philip II of Spain via a letter from one of his agents in England. The agent wrote: 'Secretary Walsingham has just expired, at which there is much sorrow.' Philip commented in the margin of the letter: "There, yes. But it is good news here."
3 giorni fa · Madrid’s status as the national capital reflects the centralizing policy of the 16th-century Spanish king Philip II and his successors. The choice of Madrid, however, was also the result of the city’s previous obscurity and neutrality: it was chosen because it lacked ties with an established nonroyal power rather than because of ...
1 giorno fa · The Philippines takes its name from Philip II, who was king of Spain during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16th century. Because it was under Spanish rule for 333 years and under U.S. tutelage for a further 48 years, the Philippines has many cultural affinities with the West.
