Example sentences for: felipe

How can you use “felipe” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A century later on 19 March 1812, while under attack from Napoleon’s forces, the national parliament met in the St. Felipe Neri Church and proclaimed the first Spanish parliament.

  • The subsequent war over Spanish succession resulted in the enthronement of the Bourbon candidate, Felipe V. When Madrid’s alcázar burned down in 1734, with the loss of many art treasures, Felipe seized the opportunity to build a new, incredibly lavish royal palace.

  • The Socialist Workers’ Party of Felipe González Márquez was elected in 1982 and his government committed itself to Spain’s integration into the European Union (formerly the European Community).

  • On the Costa Blanca, Murcia was defended from the invasion of Archduke Charles by its bishop, with the help of local people; Játiva fought the succession of Philip so fiercely that when resistance was finally overcome in 1707, the town’s name was changed to San Felipe — the former name was not to be restored until the 19th century.

  • Felipe’s son, Felipe III, was unfaithful to Spain’s new capital.


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