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Noun: Philip II
  1. 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)
    - Philip II of France, Philip Augustus
     
  2. King of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC)
    - Philip II of Macedon
     
  3. 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)
    - Philip II of Spain

Type of: king, male monarch, Rex

Encyclopedia: Philip II, King of France