Editing Philip II of Spain (section)

===Third marriage===
Philip's third wife was [[Elisabeth of Valois]], the eldest daughter of [[Henry II of France]] and [[Catherine de' Medici]]. The original ceremony was conducted by proxy (the [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba|Duke of Alba]] standing in for Philip) at [[Notre Dame de Paris|Notre Dame]] prior to Elisabeth's departure from France. The actual ceremony was conducted in [[Guadalajara (province)|Guadalajara]] upon her arrival in Spain. During their marriage (1559–1568) they conceived five daughters, though only two of the girls survived. Elisabeth died a few hours after the loss of her last child. Their children were:
* Miscarried twin daughters (August 1564)
* [[Isabella Clara Eugenia]] (12 August 1566 – 1 December 1633, aged 67), married [[Albert VII, Archduke of Austria]]
* [[Catalina Micaela of Spain|Catherine Michaela]] (10 October 1567 – 6 November 1597, aged 30), married [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy]], and had issue
* Joan (3 October 1568) died shortly after birth.