#Philip II of Spain

[little-candy-store-of-horrors]

"Bella gerunt alii, tu felix Austria nube!"

Day 6 of @spaus-week 's challenge

"Let others wage war, you, happy Austria, marry!" Was the political strategy of the Habsburgs, and marry did the House of Austria! Infamously, scandalously, sensationally. A mangled wreath of a family tree. We all know this horror story. And we all know the bitter end.

After Emperor Charles V&I divided his Spanish and Austrian inheritance ((also gained through his parents' and grandparents' marriages)) to his descendants and those of his younger brother Ferdinand I respectively, the Habsburg dynasty split into two branches. The Spanish and Austrian Habsburgs notoriously intermarried for generations, right up till Charles II of Spain whose heirless death in 1700 sparked the War of the Spanish Succession. The inbreeding and this informal Latin motto behind it has been blamed to hell and back for their implosion, for the physical ugliness that ran in this royal bloodline. But it is not to say the Habsburgs never went to war, nor that dynastic marriage was a political strategy unique to them! But they were, if anything, bloody successful at it seeing how they did rule half of Europe for 200 years, and then a lot of it in the Austrian line for another 200. Before anyone figured out inbreeding was bad it was considered a privilege to marry into the Habsburgs, with Louis XV claiming that Louis XVI's betrothal to Marie Antoinette was marrying the "Daughter of the Caesars", and Napoleon Bonaparte infamously ditching Josephine for Marie Louise. Charles II was a poor sod who took the fall and the mugs were wretched from the same ugly gene being passed around countless times*, but they did wear power and privilege well.

💅✨ Symbolism bc I'm a NERD and this my Category 10 autism event ✨💅 :

Charles V & Ferdinand I's joint portrait based on that propaganda woodcut, behind them the colours of the Habsburg flag.

The Spanish branch, comprising Charles V & I's descendants, is represented with a black background, and the Austrian branch, comprising Ferdinand I's descendants, gold, both colours pulled from their flag, a dynasty intertwined but split in two.

Round frames denote that the individual had no heirs.

Only the most influential ruler on both sides, the King of Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor, are represented as framed portraits, explaining Archduke Charles II's unframed depiction.

The unconventional placement of Charles II of Spain and Emperor Rudolf II's nameplates are a nod to their queerness: their intersexuality and bisexuality respectively.

Ferdinand III's portrait is lopsided because of the losses of the 30 Years War.

Cracks in Charles II's portrait: 🙃🙃🙃

#Was this just an excuse for me to draw the family tree/wreath? YES. Might continue it to Blessed Karl™ *faints*. #That said i literally took three tries to get the Austrian branch right in just this fraction. Nightmare. #spausweek #Charles v #philip ii #philip ii of spain #Philip iii #philip iv of spain #felipe iv #charles ii of spain #Carlos ii #ferdinand i #Maximilian ii #rudolf ii #Emperor Matthias #Ferdinand ii #Ferdinand iii #Leopold i #16th century #17th century #habsburg history #house of habsburg #austrian history #spanish history #historical hetalia #aph austria #aph spain #roderich edelstein #Antonio Fernandez #Hetalia

[marytudorqueenofengland]

up-close version of my digital illustration of Philip II of Spain & Mary I of England

#mary i of england #mary tudor #the tudors #mary i #philip ii of spain #i gave up on the background #also the dress #the quality is so bad #idk why #made philip a short king

[best-habsburg-monarch]

Napoleon II, Duke of Reichstadt

His mother's son (at least for the purposes of this bracket)

Philip II, King of Spain, King of Portugal, reigned 1556-1598

Instant discourse, just say the word 'armada'

#best habsburg bracket #house of habsburg #habsburg #philip ii of spain

[queenmarytudor]

Attributed to an anonymous Netherlandish artist working in England, c 1558.

"Elizabeth Cleland attributed this drawing to Jacques Jonghelinck, who was the official caster and engraver to Mary's future husband, Philip of Spain, and suggested the design as a gift from Philip to Mary in celebration of her accession."

Source

#mary i #mary tudor #philip ii of spain

[earlymodernbarbie]

So I was watching one of those movie channels today and uh I noticed something interesting in Cinderella (2015):

Phillip II of Spain cameo

Of course he’s in a fucking Princess movie. Of course

#philip ii of spain #mary i #cinderella #cinderella 2015 #catherine of aragon #anne boleyn #tudor history #henry viii #the tudors #english history #tudor era #jane seymour #tudor rose #tudor period #tudor england #spanish princess #spain #spanish art #spanish history

[elizabethan-memes]

Philip II marrying Anna of Austria

#history memes #tudor memes #philip ii of spain #early modern memes

[period-dramallama]

I always laugh when the opening credits of Bill (2015) describe Philip II of Spain (...of Spain!) as a "major Pope fan" because I get what they're going for but given the real Philip's frustrations and squabbles with popes, and the independently-minded Church of Spain, he's more of a "grudging Pope tolerator". Like he's a member of the Pope fanclub, but he grumbles about the cost when it's time to pay his annual membership fees.

#philip ii of spain #period drama #bill 2015

[juanatrastamara]

tudor week 23: favourite tudor rivalry — elizabeth i & philip ii of spain

from in-laws, to a would've been courtship to her most important rival, these two are opposites and yet have some similarities. The Armada changed both of their countries' history for good and many legends and theories have circulated for centuries. They have a place in this particular list for me

#elizabeth i #philip ii of spain #tudorweek2023 #dailytudors #16th century #perioddramaedit #myedit* #mine*

[dailytudors]

KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND

Queen Mary I, of England and Ireland and her husband and consort King Philip II, of Spain and I of England and Ireland* attributed to Hans Eworth c.1558.

*Philip was granted the right to enjoy his wife’s titles during the term of their marriage under the Act for the Marriage of Queen Mary to Philip of Spain 1554. 

#historyedit #mary i #mary i of england #Queen Mary I #Queen Mary I of England #mary tudor #philip ii of spain #Phillip II #Philip of Spain #edit #original edit #portrait

[katharinepar]

4’11 Philip ii of Spain is real and he can hurt you

#philip ii of spain

[royal-confessions]

“Maybe its just me but in some of his paintings, King Philip II of Spain reminds me of King George V of UK 🤔” - Submitted by Anonymous

#Philip II of Spain #King George V

[little-candy-store-of-horrors]

Cursed historical Valentines be upon ye again

#The Philip one is my masterpiece i hate him iykyk #my art #history art #valentine's day #valentines meme #valentines card #valentines day #empress elisabeth of austria #elisabeth of austria #empress sissi #empress sisi #charles ii of spain #carlos ii #Charles ii #philip ii #philip ii of spain #Also idc if FJ really have Sissi STDs or not my book says he did. If yours doesn't it's your historian against mine #More importantly this is a franz joseph hate account if u wanna drag me for it just keep that bland asshole to yourself & scroll on 💅 #Philip transcript: will. I WILL. You have no choice actually #i mean maybe you do? But if it were up to me i mean hey do you wanna get a coffee i love coffee today i ordered a

[marytudorqueenofengland]

Sketch of the Seventh Window which depicts Philip II of Spain and Mary I of England kneeling before the Last Supper.

The Seventh Window or The King’s Window was Donated by the royal couple to Sint Janskerk in Gouda (1557). This stained glass window holds multitalented representations : “ Philip’s marriage to Mary Tudor ; unity against the Ottomans; and political friction with France” (Historians of Netherlandish Art Reviews, 2016).

#mary i of england #mary tudor #the tudors #mary i #history #philip ii of spain #hapsburgs #netherlands #stained glass

[nothing-new-under-the-sun124]

You know looking back on it. I’m conflicted about not getting a second season of Becoming Elizabeth. Specifically coming from me as a Philip fan.

On the one hand I’m glad I didn’t get to see how they butchered his character and see it become the most recognizable version of him in pop culture.

On the other hand I feel like I really missed out with all the money I could have made from the gambling predictions I made on discord

#philip ii of spain #philip ii #random thoughts #no real overall point

[queenmarytudor]

"For while [Magdalen Dacre] lived as a maid of honour in the Court, one time King Philip who had married Queen Mary opened a window, where by chance she was wa­shing her face, and sportingly putting out his arm, which some other would perhaps have taken as a great honour, and rejoiced therat, she, knowing that the condition of virgins was not unlike unto flowers, which with the least touch do lose their beauty, having more regard of her own purity then of the King's Majesty, she took a staff lying by, and strongly struck the King on the ar­m. Which fact the prudent King did not only take with­out offence, but it was to the increase of her honour and esteem."

The life of the most honourable and virtuous lady the Lady Magdalen Viscountess Montague written by Richard Smith 1566 - 1655

#i found the original quote! #philip ii of spain #magdalen dacre #mary tudor #mary i

[britneyshakespeare]

His virtue was the brainstorm of a dreamer!

He died a fool. And may his fall pull down

his friend and all his century! We shall see

how they get on without me. For one evening,

the world belongs to me still. [...]

King Philip II of Spain, Don Carlos by Friedrich Schiller, Act V scene ii. Translation by Robert David MacDonald.

#this play is really just so magnificent. might be one of my favorite things ive ever read... #schiller did not fuck around with his european history plays #philip is an extraordinary villain. so compelling #posa was an excellent martyr #carlos is a wonderfully incompetent doomed protagonist #im obsesseddddd #schiller #friedrich schiller #german literature #philip ii of spain #don carlos #poetry #iambic pentameter #blank verse #verse plays #robert david macdonald