Philip II of Spain was one of European history's most important yet

underrated monarchs. He had more titles in kingships than almost anyone else and

was behind some of the biggest events in the history of several European countries.

And on top of all that, he also reined over one of the largest empires in world history.

Learn more about Philip II and the incredible events surrounding his life on this episode

of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by the Tourist Office of Spain.

After a far too long of being unable to travel, Spain is once again open to tourists. And if you're not

familiar with Spain, there's a lot more than just Barcelona and Madrid, which are

great cities. If you want an island holiday, you can visit the Canary Islands in the Atlantic or the Balearic islands in the Mediterranean.

If you're into mountains you can visit any number of mountain towns in the Pyrenees.

If you love history, you can find everything from ancient cave paintings to Roman ruins to Islamic

architecture and L Escorial, the great Renaissance palace of Philip II.

If museums are your thing, the Prada and the Rennia Sophia in Madrid are two of the greatest museums in the world.

And of course, there's the world-class food and some of the highest rated restaurants on the planet.

I've personally spent months in Spain visiting its many

regions all over the country and I can tell you that there is a good reason why

83 million people visit Spain each year. If you're interested in planning a trip to Spain, visit Spain

dot info to start planning your dream vacation. Once again that's Spain dot info.

Philip's life got off to a pretty good start. His father was the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and his mother was Isabella of Portugal. His father was

the rule of most of Austria, Northern Italy, Castile and Aragon in Spain, as well as the low countries which included the Netherlands.

If you looked at a map of Western Europe, he held sway over almost everything, say for England, France, Portugal, and the

Papal States, and he was certainly the most powerful ruler in Europe.

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