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Felipe II
A global empire
Carlos V
divided up the territories he inherited
He gave Austria and the Imperial Crown to his brother Ferdinand
Felipe II
was given the rest of his territorial patrimony
Castilla and his territories in the Americas
The Crown of Aragón and his Italian territories
The Low Countries and Franche-Comté
In 1580
the king of Portugal died, leaving no heirs
Felipe II also inherited this kingdom
In 1561
he made Madrid the capital of his kingdom
domestic problems
Carlos V
had left the Crown in financial ruin
Its outgoings
were higher than the income it received
Felipe II had to declare the Crown bankrupt
The policy of imposing Catholicism and discriminating against the religious minorities
caused the Moriscos in Granada to revolt in 1568
in 1570
was finally suppressed the army led by John of Austria
Felipe II also inherited this kingdom
were ruled by
specific laws
the same sovereign
although they maintained their own institutions