In 1588 as King of Spain, he organised the Spanish Armada with two objectives in mind - to re-establish Roman Catholicism in his former wife's Kingdom and in Holland, and to protect Spanish trade with America. Mary saw him only once more, for a few weeks, in 1557. A little over a year after the marriage to Mary, he left and returned to Spain. However, he hated everything about England - the climate, the food and the people. Philip, who was styled King of Naples and King of Jerusalem by his father, was given the title King of England. He gained the title of Rei Felipe I de Portugal in 1580. 7 He was deposed as King of Spain in 1558. 7 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 24 April 1554. He succeeded as the Rey Felipe II de España on 16 January 1544. He gained the title of Erzherzog von Österreich. 7 He was buried at El Escorial Palace, Madrid, Spain G. 7, 5 He died on 13 September 1598 at age 71 at El Escorial Palace, Madrid, Spain G. 6 He married, fourthly, Anna Erzherzogin von Österreich, daughter of Maximilian II von Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria von Habsburg, Infanta de España, on 12 November 1570 at Segovia, Spain G.

4 He married, thirdly, Elizabeth de Valois, Princesse de France, daughter of Henri II, Roi de France and Catherine de Medici, in 1559 at Palacio del Infantado, Guadalajara, Spain G. 4 He married, secondly, Mary I Tudor, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII Tudor, King of England and Catarina de Aragón, Infanta de Aragón, on 25 July 1554 at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England G. 5 He married, firstly, Maria de Aviz, Infanta de Portugal, daughter of João III de Aviz, Rei de Portugal and Katherina von Habsburg, on 12 November 1543 at Salamanca, Spain G. 4 He was the son of Karl V von Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor and Isabel de Aviz, Infanta de Portugal.

By Sofonisba Anguiscola 2 Felipe II von Habsburg, Rey de España was born on at Valladolid, Castile, Spain G.

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