Philip II
Macedonia's expansionist king
Philip II names several historical monarchs, most notably the king of Spain (1556–1598) who commanded the Spanish Armada against England and presided over Spain's golden age as a global empire.
Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BCE) was the father of Alexander the Great and the king who unified Greece.
The name appears across European royal houses—France had six kings named Philip.
Context usually clarifies which Philip II is meant: Philip II sent the Armada in 1588.
- Spanish ArmadaDefeated invasion fleet
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Philip IIElizabeth I
Final Tudor sovereign
William of Orange · Protestant Reformation · Martin Luther · John Calvin