House of Treason: the Rise And Fall of a Tudor Dynasty
“King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor. Nephew of Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII. Acceded to Spanish throne 1516. Abdicated in favour of his son, Philip (husband of Mary I of England), 1556. Retreated to monastery of Yuste, dying two years later.
Philip II (1527-98). King of Spain, 1556-98, and King of Portugal (as Philip I), 1580-98. Married four times - (1) on 15 November 1543, to his cousin, Princess Maria of Portugal who died in 1545, a few days after giving birth to his only ...son Don Carlos (1545-68); (2) Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon and Elizabeth I’s half-sister, on 25 July 1559; she died 17 November 1558; (3) Elizabeth of Valois, daughter of Henry II of France, in 1559; she died 3 October 1568; and (4) his niece, Anne, Archduchess of Austria, in 1570.MoreLess
Philip II (1527-98). King of Spain, 1556-98, and King of Portugal (as Philip I), 1580-98. Married four times - (1) on 15 November 1543, to his cousin, Princess Maria of Portugal who died in 1545, a few days after giving birth to his only ...son Don Carlos (1545-68); (2) Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon and Elizabeth I’s half-sister, on 25 July 1559; she died 17 November 1558; (3) Elizabeth of Valois, daughter of Henry II of France, in 1559; she died 3 October 1568; and (4) his niece, Anne, Archduchess of Austria, in 1570.MoreLess
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