Philip II of Spain

How To Use Philip II of Spain In A Sentence

• The bass role of King Philip II of Spain is one of opera's loneliest. Top 50 operas
• You are a sailor in the service of King Philip II of Spain, and your country is about to send "la felicissima armada" (Spanish for "the most fortunate fleet") to invade England, your enemy.
• She planned to marry her daughter to Philip II of Spain.
• It is epitomized by a historian's statement about Philip II of Spain, the most wooden-headed of all sovereigns: 'No experience of the failure of his policy could shake his belief in its essential excellence.' Europe's Leaders May Need History Lesson
• Farnese:Italian general and diplomat in service to Philip II of Spain.
• Viète was certainly well known for his mathematical abilities by this time and, as one of the Henry IV's most loyal supporters, it was natural for Henry to turn to Viète to decode messages being sent to his enemy Philip II of Spain.
• Spanish Armada: Great fleet sent by Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England in conjunction with a Spanish army from Flanders.
• In the 16th century, King Philip II of Spain suspended payments to the country's creditors, mainly syndicates of Italian banks, four times; each time, they let him come back to the well. Bonds Shrug Off Revised Outlook
• Spanish Armada: Great fleet sent by Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England in conjunction with a Spanish army from Flanders.