Phillip II Spain; The Great Power 1556-98 Part 1
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- Created on: 20-01-19 11:41
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- Phillip II Spain the Great Power 1556-98
- The Ottomans
- Phillip aims mainly defensive
- 1) Ottomans had strong hold in Eastern Med.
- 2) Barabry pirates raided Spanish ships + coastlines
- 3) Moriscos potential Fifth colum
- 4) Phillip wasn't a crusader like Charles
- 5) busy elsewhere + loaned finances
- 1560: failed expedition on Toripoli, took Djerba which was lost
- Failure leads to investing in Navy
- Inheritance + Ambitions
- Inherited Spain + Netherlands
- Spread Catholicism to England
- Married Bloody Mary for power
- When Mary died, he tried to marry Elizabeth
- Protect inheritance ( Spain, Netherlands, Mediterranean) against France and The Atlantic
- The Ottomans
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