Philip II

Noun

Meaning

son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223)

king of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598)

king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Philip II of Spain Philip II of Macedon Philip Augustus

Examples

Macedonia (or Macedon) was an ancient, somewhat backward kingdom in northern Greece. Its emergence as a Hellenic (Greek) power was due to a resourceful king, Philip II (359-336), whose career has been unjustly overshadowed by the deeds of his son, Alexander the Great. Mortimer Chambers

Abulafia, pg. 382 The support that Philip II of France was giving to Frederick forced King John of England to throw his weight behind his nephew Otto. Source: Internet

An anecdote has it that when Philip II sent a message to Sparta saying "If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta", the Spartans responded with the single, terse reply: αἴκα main, "if". Source: Internet

After some deliberation, Philip II of Spain issued a decree recognizing the drug as essential to the well-being of the Andean Indians but urging missionaries to end its religious use. Source: Internet

Both King Charles and his son Philip II failed to abide by the elective (contractual) nature of the Crown of Navarre, and took the kingdom for granted. Source: Internet

Arrow firing machines in action are reported from Philip II 's siege of Perinth ( Thrace ) in 340 BC. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Philip Anderson Philip Augustus Philip Dormer Stanhope Philip II of Macedon Philip II of Spain Philip Marlowe