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Philip II of Spain

Type Figure Region Spain Time 1527–1598 Also known as Philip II, King of Spain

Philip II (1527–1598), Spanish Habsburg king also ruling Portugal, Naples and Sicily, governed from Madrid and the Escorial, promoted Catholicism, fa…

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  1. 1566–1570Escorial · CastileAfter the iconoclastic movement and religious conflict erupted in the Netherlands, Philip II directed policy remotely from the Escorial, approving the Council of Troubles and sending the Duke of Alba to suppress the revolt, defending Catholic orthodoxy and royal fiscal control by force.
  2. 1568–1570Granada · AndalusiaDuring the Morisco uprising in Granada, Philip II appointed commanders such as Don John of Austria to crush the revolt and pushed forced conversion and population transfers to consolidate Catholicization and royal authority in the southern frontier.

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