Philip III of Spain

Philip III. (* April 14, 1578 in Madrid, † March 31, 1621 in Madrid) was when Felipe III King of Spain, Philip II as king of Sicily and Naples, as well as Filipe II King of Portugal and as Filippo II King of Sardinia.

Biography

Philip III. was born the fifth son of Philip II of Spain and his fourth wife, Anne of Austria. He reigned in Spain and Portugal from 1598 to 1621.

What had been announced in 1588 with the defeat of the Spanish Armada, now took, 10 years later, in shape: it started the decline of the Spanish Empire. Philip III. , The son of King Philip II, who led Spain to the Zenith, resembled his father only in his piety. Politically naïve, he put the governance in the hands of minions, led by the Duke of Lerma, who brought him in 1609 to the Moriscos ( Moors who had converted to Catholicism; approximately 275 000 ) from Spain to expel what a catastrophic effect on had the economy of the Kingdom. The fact was, Philip III. 1604 concluded a peace with England, thus ending the costly war. The Austrian branch of the Habsburg family, he joined the Oñate treaty. He renounced his claims to the succession of Emperor Matthias and received territorial commitments. He reached into the incipient Thirty Years War, by sending Emperor Ferdinand II troops. 1621 died Philip III. 43- year government after 23 years after he was in poor health for some time.

Progeny

On April 18, 1599 he married Margaret of Austria ( 1584-1611 ), with whom he had the following children:

  • Anne of Austria (1601-1666) ∞ 1615 Louis XIII. (1601-1643) King of France,
  • Maria (1603-1603),
  • Philip IV ( Spain) ( 1605-1665 ) King of Spain ∞ 1615 Isabella of Bourbon ( 1602-1644 )
  • ∞ 1649 Maria Anna of Austria ( 1634-1696 )
  • Maria Anna of Spain (1606-1646) ∞ 1631 Ferdinand III. (1608-1657) Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
  • Charles of Austria (1607-1632)
  • Ferdinand of Spain (1609-1641) governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal
  • Margaret (1610-1617),
  • Alfons (1611-1612)

Drive up

In the pedigree shows - despite reaching only to great-grandparents - which operated over several generations marriage policy of the Habsburgs: The Spanish as the Austrian line married for several generations, with each other.

Infanta Margaret

Infant Alfonso

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