Philip II married four times and was four times a widower. The son of his first wife, Maria of Portugal, died in prison in 1568. His second wife, Mary I of England, bore him no children. His third wife, Elizabeth of Valois, bore him two daughters. Philip fathered a son by his fourth wife and cousin, Anna of Austria. Upon Philip’s death in 1598, his second son ascended the throne as Philip III.
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