Article: Philip II (Spain) (15271598; Ruled 15561598)

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 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. ...

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