What did Philip II of Spain accomplish?

Accomplishments Philip II’s accomplishments originated him as a very well known king. Philip II was a hard-working ruler who was ushered in the Golden Age of Spain, being the most powerful nation. He was the most powerful monarch, he also helped the Catholic Church persecute Protestants during the Counter-Reformation. read more

Philip II King Philip II of Spain with three of his wives, Elizabeth of Valois (left), Anna of Austria, and Maria of Portugal (right), and his son, Don Carlos (behind), from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix, c. 1880. read more

Philip II was the only son of Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor and first Habsburg king of Spain. Upon becoming King of Spain, Philip II was the ruler of one of the largest empires the world had ever seen. read more