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EU	Sc	Gv	1551	Mar	09	Emperor Charles V appoints son Philip II as heir to the throne
GB	Sc	Md	1554	Jul	25	Queen Mary I of England marries Philip II of Spain, also becoming Queen of Naples and titular Queen of Jerusalem
EU	Sc	Gv	1555	Oct	25	Emperor Charles V puts his son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan
SP	Sc	Gv	1556	Jan	16	Emperor Charles V appoints his son Philip II as king of Spain
FR	Cf	It		Feb	05	Kings Henry II and Philip II sign Treaty of Vaucelles
SP	Sc	Gv		Mar	28	Charles V’s son Philip II crowned king of Spain
??	??	??		Nov	23	King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts
SP	Sc	Md	1560	Jan	31	Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois
NE	Sc	Rn		Sep	25	Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck van Toutenburg as first archbishop of Utrecht
NA	Mv	St	1561	Sep	23	King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida
??	??	??	1563	Mar	11	League of High Nobles routes second protest against King Philip II
??	??	??		Jul	29	League of High Nobles routes King Philip II
??	??	??	1564	Feb	21	Philip II routes Cardinal Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle to Franche-Comte
SP	Sc	Gv		Aug	18	Spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente
EU	Cf	It	1565	Nov	13	King Philip II’s second set of "Letters from the Segovia Woods" reaches Brussels
SP	Sc	Gv	1566	Dec	01	Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva
SA	Sc	Gv	1569	Feb	07	King Philip II forms inquistion in South America
SP	Sc	Lc	1570	Mar	04	King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students
SP	Sc	Lc	1579	Jul	28	King Philip II arrests plotters Antonio Perez and princess van Eboli
SP	??	??	1580	Mar	15	Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince William the Silent
??	??	??	1581	Mar	25	Portugese Cortes calls Philip II king of Portugal
EU	Sc	Gv		Apr	01	Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II
EU	Sc	Gv			15	Cortes van Thomar accepts Philip II as king of Portugal
AS	Sc	Rn	1582	Jun	20	Bishop Domingo de Salazar writes to Philip II imploring redress for the injustices inflicted on the Philippine natives
SP	??	??	1590	Jul	19	King Philip II’s secretary Antonio Perez escapes jail
NE	Sc	Gv	1595	May	02	King Philip II names Albert VII of Austria land guardian of Netherlands
SP	Sc	Gv	1596	Nov	29	King Philip II devalues Spanish currency
??	??	??	1598	Jun	30	King Philip II moves to Escorial palace
SP	Sc	Rn		Sep	01	Spanish king Philip II receives sacraments