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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

Today David, 33, is a lawyer who switched careers and became an assistant elementary-school principal; Philip III, 32, has followed his dad into the police force; and Terence, 30, has started a pest-control company.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Inquisition of Carthagena was not established at this period; it was founded in 1610 by Philip III.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

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