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Article: Philip II (Spain) (1527–1598; Ruled 1556–1598)
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PHILIP II (SPAIN) (1527
–
1598; ruled 1556
–
1598)
PHILIP II (SPAIN)
(1527
–
1598; ruled 1556
–
1598), king of Spain. Philip, the firstborn of Charles V (ruled 1516
–
1556 as Charles I [Spain]; Holy Roman emperor, ruled 1519
–
1556) and Empress Isabella, was reared in Castile. The emperor's frequent absences limited Philip's contact with his father, and he was raised in his mother's court until her death in 1539. His tutor (1534
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1541) was the future archbishop of Toledo, Juan Mart
í
nez Siliceo (1486
–
1557), while the Castilian nobleman Juan de Z
ú
ñ
iga (d. 1546) headed his household from 1535 and supervised his knightly training. ...