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Philip II ruled the largest empire of his age, defending the Counter-Reformation, financing the Inquisition, confronting England, and centralizing the Spanish monarchy at El Escorial.
Political axes
Philip II of Spain leans further toward autocracy than 97% of the 646 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Representation is where Philip II of Spain stands furthest from the rest.
On Control, Philip II of Spain sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
Ideological proximity
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Project that seeks to organize state and society according to the strict interpretation of a religious doctrine, subordinating laws, customs, and politics to sacred precepts and rejecting modern secularism.
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