Had daughter, the Infanta Clara Eugenia, but mother is not specified417
Presided over the vast expansion of Spain's empire, particularly in the New World. Married Mary Tudor of England for imperial reasons, but left her broken-hearted when she turned out to have ovarian cancer instead of being pregnant with their child. He later made overtures to Mary's half-sister Elizabeth I, who would have none of him. He later sent his Armada against Elizabeth but was soundly defeated by incompetent leadership, poor provisioning, the English navy, and particularly the English weather! Philip became more rigid and uncompromising as he grew older, a religious fanatic, and died a somewhat warped man.1 |