Philip II (redirected from Philips II)

Philip II ¹ 382-336 b.c.

King of Macedon (359-336) who built the army that defeated a Greek coalition at Chaeronea (338) and achieved a peace settlement in which all the states except Sparta participated.

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Philip II ² or Philip Augustus 1165-1223.

King of France (1180-1223). His reign was marked by greater control over feudal lords and an expansion of royal territories.

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Philip II ³ 1527-1598.

King of Spain (1556-1598), of Naples and Sicily (1554-1598), and of Portugal (1580-1598) as Philip I. In 1588 he launched the Spanish Armada in an unsuccessful attempt to invade England.

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Philip II

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1. (Biographies / Philip II (382 bc-336 bc) M, Macedonian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 382-336 bc, king of Macedonia (359-336); the father of Alexander the Great

2. (Biographies / Philip II (1165-1223) M, French, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) known as Philip Augustus. 1165-1223, Capetian king of France (1180-1223); set out on the Third Crusade with Richard I of England (1190)

3. (Biographies / Philip II (1527-1598) M, Spanish, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1527-98, king of Spain (1556-98) and, as Philip I, king of Portugal (1580-98); the husband of Mary I of England (1554-58). He championed the Counter-Reformation, sending the Armada against England (1588)

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Noun	1.	Philip II - son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223) Philip Augustus
	2.	Philip II - king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC) Philip II of Macedon
	3.	Philip II - king of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598) Philip II of Spain