A duke serving this king imposed the hated "tenth penny" tax on commerce.
This king briefly appointed the conciliatory Luis de Requesens to administer one of his rebellious territories. A duke serving this king imposed the hated "tenth penny" tax on commerce. His half-sister Margaret of Parma resigned as governor after one of this king's dukes executed the Count of Horn and Count of Egmont on charges of heresy. To crush a rebellion against this king, the (*)  Council of Blood was founded by the Duke of Alba. Pirates known as "sea beggars" supported a revolt against this king that intensified after his mutinous troops sacked Antwerp in the "Spanish Fury." William the Silent led a largely successful 16th-century rebellion against him in the Netherlands. For 10 points, name this Spanish king who sent the Spanish Armada.
This king briefly appointed the conciliatory Luis de Requesens to administer one of his rebellious territories.
Philip II  [or  Felipe II ; prompt on  Philip  or  Felipe ]