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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Philip II (King of Spain) |
 | | At a solemn conference held at Brussels, 22 Oct., 1555, Charles V ceded to Philip the Low Countries, the crowns of Castille, Aragon, and Sicily, on 16 Jan., 1556, and the countship of Burgundy on the tenth of June. |
 | | He even thought of securing for him the imperial crown, but the opposition of his brother Ferdinand caused him to abandon that project. |
 | | He had signed with France the Treaty of Vaucelles (5 Feb., 1556), but it was soon broken by France, which joined Paul IV against him. |
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