Editing Philip II of Spain (section)

===Fourth marriage===
Philip's fourth and final wife was his niece, [[Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain|Anna of Austria]]. Pope Pius V initially refused to grant Philip the dispensation needed to marry Anna, citing biblical prohibitions and the danger of birth defects. The pope reluctantly gave his permission when Philip threatened to abandon the [[Holy League (1571)|Holy League]] in their fight against the Ottoman Turks.<ref>{{cite book |last=Parker |first=Geoffrey |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=na4SDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA232 |title=Great Strategic Rivalries: From the Classical World to the Cold War |date=2016 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0190620462 |editor-last=Lacey |editor-first=  Jim |edition=illustrated, reprint |page=232 |chapter=6 Incest, Blind Faith, and Conquest: The Spanish Hapsburgs and Their Enemies}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Parker |first=Geoffrey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9OquBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA164 |title=Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II |date=2014 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0300196535 |edition=unabridged |page=164}}</ref> By contemporary accounts, this was a convivial and satisfactory marriage (1570–1580) for both Philip and Anna. This marriage produced four sons and one daughter. Anna died of heart failure 8 months after giving birth to Maria in 1580.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

Their children were:
* [[Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias]] (4 December 1571 – 18 October 1578, aged six)
* Charles Laurence (12 August 1573 – 30 June 1575, aged one)
* [[Diego, Prince of Asturias|Diego Félix]] (15 August 1575 – 21 November 1582, aged seven)
* [[Philip III of Spain]] (14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621, aged 42)
* Maria (14 February 1580 – 5 August 1583, aged three).

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File:Cenotafio de Felipe II y su familia.jpg|Cenotaph of Philip and three of his four wives at [[El Escorial]]
File:Sánchez Coello Royal feast.jpg|King Philip and Queen Anna banqueting with family and courtiers, by [[Alonso Sánchez Coello]]
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