Philip II

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Philip II, 

1. Ancient History, Biographical ("Philip of Macedon'') 382–336 b.c.,king of Macedonia 359–336 (father of Alexander the Great).
2. Biographical ("Philip Augustus'') 1165–1223, king of France 1180–1223.
3. 1527–98, king of Spain 1556–98 (husband of Mary I).

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Philip II noun

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)