Q: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
One of this ruler's wives was Anna of Austria, the mother of his successor to the throne. This man appointed Antoine Granvelle chief counselor to Margaret of Parma, and he fought against Henry IV of France as part of the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion. This man had William the Silent assassinated, and his advisor Antonio Perez killed Juan de Escobedo. He sent his half-brother Don Juan of Austria to command his fleet at the Battle of Lepanto. For 10 points, name this Habsburg king of Spain who attempted to invade England with the Spanish Armada.
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History