Philip II letter
Content Description
Letter from Philip II and his counselors to the aristocratic people in charge of land and economic business. The king is asking for more taxes and his counselour explain the reasons the country need more supplies. Dated approximately 1555.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1555
Creator
- Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 (author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Philip II letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Philip II (1527-1598) was King of Spain and, as Philip I, king of Portugal from 1580.
Philip II was born in Valladolid, Spain on May 21, 1527 to Charles V and Infanta Isabella. As a child he was trained by his father to take over the Holy Roman Empire. He became the Duke of Milan in 1540 and after marrying Mary I of England he received the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily in 1554. In 1555 his father resigned the Netherlands to him and in 1556 the kingdoms of Spain and the Spanish Empire. However, many in fear of his increasing power and zeolousness for Catholicism, rebelled against him, such as the Netherlands. He tried conquering England through the Spanish Armada, but was defeated. He was able, however to win the war against the Ottoman Empire. During his lifetime he was married 4 times. He died in El Escorial on September 13, 1598 of cancer.
Extent
1 folder ((0.01 linear ft.) )
Language of Materials
Latin
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
General
Item marked as document 16.
General
1 letter : vellum ; 52 x 14 cm.
Processing Information
Processed; Erin Owens; June 2015.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Register of Philip II letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Erin Owens
- Date
- 2015 June 16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States