Essay King Phillip II of Spain The Battle of Lepanto in 1571

Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Phillip sent a fleet of ships to reconquer the city of Tunis (in present day Tunisia) and succeeded. However, the Ottomans rebuilt their fleet and in 1574 recaptured Tunis with a force of 250 galleys and a siege, which lasted 40 days. This battle ended the threat of Ottoman control of Spain and Europe and in 1585. The Ottoman Empire signed a peace treaty and ended the war. Marriage Phillip’s father, Charles V, arranged Phillip’s marriage to Queen Mary I of England. In order to get Phillip to Mary’s level Charles made Phillip the king of Naples and of Jerusalem. They were married on July 25th, 1554 at Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England. With their marriage Phillip obtained all of Mary’s†¦show more content†¦Finally, a large storm hit the English Channel that damaged many of the fleet’s ships. When the Armada and the English Navy finally did fight, the Armada was forced to retreat. The battle wasn’t one-sided, but the Armada was at a disadvantage because of the previous damage they obtained from the storm. Phillip sent two more Armadas to England in which both failed and he sent one to the Azores Islands and the Canary Islands to fight of raids. These battles came to be called the Anglo-Spanish War that would continue even after Phillip and Elizabeth both had died. In May of 1570, Phillip married his niece Anne of Austria. And they had five children, four of which died before their parents. The only one to live until adulthood was Phillip III and he would take his father’s place as King of Spain in 1598. Death Phillip died in El Escorial (a building outside of Madrid, Spain in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain) on September 13th, 1598 from cancer. His death was nowhere peaceful; it was actually extremely painful involving red, hot swollen joints (gout or podagra as it is known today), fever, and edema (a build up of fluid beneath the skin). This went on for 52 days and he wasn’t able to move because of the pain. After Phillip died he was buried at the Royal Burial site in San