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Philip III

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noun

  1. 1578–1621, king of Spain 1598–1621 (son of Philip II of Spain).


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A year later, Philip III offered 6,000 ducats and a pension.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2015

The most famous case of Shuar “insolence” occurred in 1599, when the Spanish governor of Maca demanded a gold tax from local Indians to fund a celebration of the coronation of Philip III.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2013

In this painting, commissioned from an Ecuadorean artist as a gift to Philip III of Spain, they present to Europe as what they are: related, different, equal.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2012

In this chapter, Errol is knee-deep in the intrigues of the Spanish court of Philip III and neck-deep in its lavish costumes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now, the Cardinal Duke of Lerma had lost his office since the 4th October 1618, three years before the death of Philip III.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various

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