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Philip III of Spain
Cartouche
PHLIP III
- Sculptor
- Alejandro Carnicero
- Year
- 1730
- Where it is
- Royal side, arch 12
Who he was
1578–1621 King of Spain and Portugal from 1598 to 1621
Philip III was King of Spain and Portugal (as Philip II) during the period known as the Iberian Union, reigning from 1598 until his death in 1621. He was also King of Naples and Sicily, Duke of Milan, and Lord of the Seventeen Provinces. A member of the House of Habsburg, he was born in Madrid to King Philip II of Spain and his fourth wife, Anna of Austria.
Opening paragraph from the Wikipedia article on Philip III of Spain, in the revision we consulted, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Birth and death dates come from Wikidata.
Photograph: Tamorlan · CC BY 3.0 · file page on Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and colour-matched to sit with the rest.
