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Philip II of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2935 words) |
 | In the seventeen provinces of the Netherlands, Philip II continued the policies of heavy taxation since Charles V. Like Charles V, he continued to exclude local nobility from administration, preferring the use of a Castilian Consulta, maintained an army of occupation, and upheld an Inquisition to stop the advance of Calvinism. |
| Philip's interventions in the French wars of religion (sending Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma to relieve the siege of Paris in 1590, and again into Rouen in 1592), to aid the Catholic faction, although producing military victories, was disastrous in terms of the Dutch Revolt, allowing the rebels time to regroup and refortify their defenses. |
| Philip's enemies (generally protestant propagandists), were instrumental in the creation of the Black Legend of Spain, depicting Philip II as a bloodthirsty tyrant among other things. |
| Philip II of Macedon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1216 words) |
| Philip II of Macedon (382 BC–336 BC; Greek: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ) was the King of Macedon from 359 BC until his death. |
| Born in Pella, Philip was the youngest son of King Amyntas III and Queen Eurydice. |
| All that remains of Philip II is ash, contained in a magnificent golden larnax, decorated with the Vergina sun, within his stone sarcophagus. |
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