Reign of Philip II of Spain
1556–1598 · Event
Ruler of Spain and its empire at its height: the Escorial, Lepanto, the annexation of Portugal, the Dutch revolt and the Armada.
On these timelines: Spain, Renaissance, Master, The Spanish Armada, The Dutch Revolt
More from Spain
- Reconquista (722)
- Marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella (1469)
- Miguel de Cervantes (1547)
- Philip II of Spain (1527)
- Habsburg Spain (1516)
- Spanish Inquisition established (1478)
- Death of Franco (1975)
- Great Mosque of Cordoba built (785)
Around 1556
- Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation (1519)
- Eighty Years' War / Dutch Revolt (1568)
- The Reformation (1517)
- English Reformation (1533)
- French Wars of Religion (1562)
- Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519)
- Spanish Armada (1588)
- Spanish conquest of the Incas (1532)
- Luther's 95 Theses (1517)
- Sistine Chapel ceiling (1508)