Philip II: Meaning and Definition of

Philip II

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  1. (“Philip of Macedon”) 382–336 b.c.,king of Macedonia 359–336 (father of Alexander the Great).
  2. (“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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