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Philip II (1527—1598) king of England and Ireland, consort of Mary I, and king of Spain

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Henri II (1519—1559)

 

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The deformed son of Philip II of Spain. The marriage of the latter with Elizabeth of France, who had been affianced to Don Carlos, forms the subject of Otway's tragedy Don Carlos and of Verdi's opera.

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Carlos, Don (1545–68)
in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance Length: 228 words
Carlos, Don
in A Dictionary of Opera Characters (2) Length: 413 words
Carlos, Don
in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3) Length: 38 words

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