Philip II
Settled the court in Madrid, became King of Portugal in 1580 and ruled an empire spanning the Americas and Asia; the Philippines are named after him.
| Lived | 1527 – 1598 |
| Known as | King of Spain |
| Birthplace or main place | Valladolid |
| Places on the map | Madrid, Toledo, Lisbon |
ValladolidSee the world of Philip II in the interactive map
Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1500) | At death (map of 1500) |
|---|---|---|
| Valladolid | Castile | same |
| Madrid | Castile | same |
| Toledo | Castile | same |
| Lisbon | Portugal | same |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1561 | Philip II moves the court to Madrid | Madrid |
| 1561 | Philip II settles the court at Madrid and Toledo loses its role | Toledo |
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Gravelines · 1588
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1533 – 1603 | Elizabeth I | Queen of England |
| 1537 – 1598 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | Unifier of Japan |
| 1542 – 1605 | Akbar | Mughal emperor |
| 1543 – 1616 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | First Tokugawa shogun |
| 1545 – 1598 | Yi Sun-sin | Korean admiral |
| 1547 – 1616 | Miguel de Cervantes | Writer |
| 1534 – 1582 | Oda Nobunaga | Warlord |
| 1552 – 1610 | Matteo Ricci | Jesuit missionary |
| 1494 – 1566 | Suleiman the Magnificent | Ottoman sultan |
| 1475 – 1564 | Michelangelo | Sculptor, painter and architect |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.