Philip II (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. king of Macedonia 359–336 (father of Alexander the Great).
  2. king of France 1180–1223.
  3. king of Spain 1556–98 (husband of Mary I).
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  1. 382–336 bc, king of Macedonia (359–336); the father of Alexander the Great
  2. 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. 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)
Philip II (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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