# Philip III - King of Spain

URL: https://allhistories.com/trinidad-and-tobago/rulers/philip-iii
Reign: 13 September 1598 – 31 March 1621
Number in the list: 10
Born-Died: 14 April 1578 (Madrid) - 31 March 1621 (Madrid)
Dynasty: House of Habsburg
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_III_of_Spain

Philip III succeeded his father in 1598. Trinidad was then a small, poorly supplied outpost whose few settlers traded tobacco illegally with English and Dutch ships, which the Crown repeatedly tried to suppress. He died in Madrid in 1621.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Philip II](https://allhistories.com/trinidad-and-tobago/rulers/philip-ii)
- Next in list: [Philip IV](https://allhistories.com/trinidad-and-tobago/rulers/philip-iv)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1606 - [Tobacco Smuggling Boom](https://allhistories.com/trinidad-and-tobago/timeline/1606-tobacco-smuggling-boom)
- 1612 - [Spain Cracks Down on Contraband](https://allhistories.com/trinidad-and-tobago/timeline/1612-spain-cracks-down-on-contraband)
- 1618 - [Raleigh's Last Expedition](https://allhistories.com/trinidad-and-tobago/timeline/1618-raleigh-s-last-expedition)