Dashed left edge = started before September 1598 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond September 1598
Events in September 1598 2
1527 – 1598Philip IIThe Prudent KingRuled Spain at its global peak; his reign saw the Battle of Lepanto and the disaster of the Spanish Armada.
1556 – 1598Philip IIKing of the Spanish EmpirePhilip II oversaw Spain at the height of its imperial power and launched the Spanish Armada against England.