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This nation wants to control territories that belonged to the Habsburgs and also wants the European supremacy. One important victory of Philip II was the Battle of Saint Quintin. After the Treaty of Cateau Cambrésis the conflict was finally solved.
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France
England
Ottoman Empire
Flanders
It was a powerful empire and a prominent major power of this period.
It supposed a menace to the Spanish possessions in the Mediterranean. One important victory of Philip II was the Battle of Lepanto.
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France
England
Ottoman Empire
Flanders
This region adopted the Calvinist religion, also known as Puritanism.
Philip II repressed these religious ideas in 1566, but the northern provinces will resist in a long struggle that lasted more than 80 years and three kingdoms.
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France
England
Ottoman Empire
Flanders
This nation saw the Spanish control of the Atlantic as a menace. They attacked the Spanis ships and helped the Puritans in The Netherlands. Philip II prepared the invasion of this territory with the Spanish Armada.
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France
England
Ottoman Empire
Flanders
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