Felipe II, King of Spain. Unknown artist.

Austrias: Endogamia

25 July 1554: Mary I of England marries Philip of Spain.

Descriptions of the height and appearance of Philip ii

Description by John the Elder

...good-looking face, with a wide forehead and gray eyes, a straight nose and a man-like set. From the forehead to the tip of the chin his face becomes small; his way of walking is worthy of a prince, and his bearing so straight that he does not lose an inch of height; with a yellow head and beard. and so, to conclude, he is so well proportioned of body, arm and leg, and the same all other members, that nature cannot make a more perfect model.

Description in 1577

... of mediocre height, but very well proportioned; his blond hair begins to whiten; his face is beautiful and pleasant; his humor is melancholic (...) He takes care of matters without rest and in it he takes an extreme job because he wants to know everything and see everything. He gets up very early and works or writes until noon. Eat then, always at the same time and almost always of the same quality and the same amount of dishes. He drinks in a mediocre-sized glass and emptys it two and a half times. (...) He sometimes suffers from stomach weakness, but little or no gout. About half an hour after the meal, send all the documents on which you must put your signature. Once this is done, three or four times a week he goes in a float to the field to hunt the deer or the rabbit with a crossbow.

Translation from Felipe II: El hombre, el rey, el mito by Enrique Martínez Ruiz.

La armadura de Carlos V por Francesco Negroli y hermanos (Galería de las Colecciones Reales)

Armadura del emperador Carlos V por Francesco Negroli. Galería de las Colecciones Reales. Milán, hacia 1550-1553. Acero damasquinado en oro y plata dorada, pavonado y grabado. Continue reading La armadura de Carlos V por Francesco Negroli y hermanos (Galería de las Colecciones Reales)

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Elizabeth apparently told Gomez Suarez de Figueroa, Count of Feria, and one of Philip’s leading councillors, that she was aware “that when she was in prison, your majesty [Philip] had shown her favour and helped to obtain her release.” At the same meeting, Feria told Elizabeth that it was Philip who “who had procured her recent recognition as the queen’s sister and successor, and not the queen or the council, and that this was something your majesty had been trying to secure for some time.”

Mitchell Gould, Philip II of Spain: King, Consort, and Son: Tudor and Stuart Consorts, Power, Influence, and Dynasty

Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598) by Henry Bone.

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Philip II Yassburg (of Spain???)

Charles V crowns Philip II. By Jan Erasmus Quellinus.

i like (i don’t, but i think it’s funny) the idea of 16th century men just hanging out out in armor all the time like casually. say, maybe even when watching a chess competition?

 LOS PROBLEMAS DE ECONÓMICOS DE LA ESPAÑA DE LOS SIGLOS XVI Y XVII

 LOS PROBLEMAS DE ECONÓMICOS DE LA ESPAÑA DE LOS SIGLOS XVI Y XVII

Castilla fue el centro de un imperio internacional cuyo mantenimiento exigió enormes gastos durante el siglo XVI. El permanente estado de guerra de la política internacional española exigió un enorme esfuerzo militar durante varias décadas. Un esfuerzo que los ingresos anuales de la Monarquía no llegaban a cubrir. El déficit fue financiado emitiendo deuda a largo plazo, y aunque la Real Hacienda…

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Leyenda Negra de Felipe II

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