Philip Ii Synonyms

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)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Philip Augustus
King of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Philip II of Macedon
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)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Philip II of Spain

Philip Ii Sentence Examples

  • He was summoned to Madrid in 1575 by Philip II.

  • The idea of writing memoirs was dismissed in favour of the more elaborate form, and in November 1855 the first two volumes of his uncompleted History of Philip II.

  • A slight attack of apoplexy on the 4th of February 1858 foretold the end, though he persevered with the preparation of the third volume of Philip II.

  • After taking his doctorate at Evora, he was named by Philip II.

  • He had also read a great deal of history in English - Robertson's histories, Hume, Gibbon, Robert Watson's Philip II.

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