Philip II
–noun
| 1. | (“Philip of Macedon” ) 382–336 b.c., king of Macedonia 359–336 (father of Alexander the Great). |
| 2. | (“Philip Augustus” ) 1165–1223, king of France 1180–1223. |
| 3. | 1527–98, king of Spain 1556–98 (husband of Mary I). |
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| 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 | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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) |
| 2. | king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC) |
| 3. | 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) |
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