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Portrait of Philip II on 1/5 Philipsdaalder, struck 1566, Guelders, Low Countries. Charles V had left his son Philip with a debt of about 36 million ducats and an annual deficit of 1 million ducats. This debt caused Philip II to default on loans in 1557, 1560, 1575, and 1596 (including debt to Poland, known as Neapolitan sums). [13]
Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias (8 July 1545 – 24 July 1568), was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Philip II of Spain.His mother was Maria Manuela of Portugal, daughter of John III of Portugal.
Elisabeth de Valois with her husband Philip II of Spain, from Catherine de Medici's Book of Hours. Philip was very attached to Elisabeth, staying close by her side even when she was ill with smallpox. Elisabeth's first pregnancy in 1560 resulted in a stillborn son, [17] followed in 1564 with a miscarriage of twin girls.
Philip was born in either 383 or 382 BC, and was the youngest son of King Amyntas III and Eurydice of Lynkestis. [5] [6] He had two older brothers, Alexander II and Perdiccas III, as well as a sister named Eurynoe.
[a] The son of King Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne, he was originally nicknamed ' God-given ' (Dieudonné) because he was a first son and born late in his father's life. Philip was given the epithet " Augustus " by the chronicler Rigord for having extended the crown lands of France so remarkably.
Diego, Prince of Asturias and Portugal (Diego Felix; 15 August 1575 – 21 November 1582) was the fourth son of Philip II of Spain and his third son by his fourth wife, Anna of Austria. Early life [ edit ]
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip FIONA HANSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images. ... Anne’s son, Peter Phillips, is the late queen’s eldest grandchild. He and his former wife Autumn Kelly had a ...
Although Philip was a polygamist, his marriage to Cleopatra greatly upset Olympias, his fourth wife and the mother of Alexander the Great, and threw Alexander's inheritance into question. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] It was at Eurydice and Philips wedding banquet that her uncle insulted her stepson Alexander by making a toast to the newlyweds hoping that ...