Philip IV of Spain
1605 – 1665 · aged 60
King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)
- Born
- 8 Apr 1605 · Valladolid Royal Palace
- Died
- 17 Sept 1665 · Cuarto bajo del Rey
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- 8 Apr 1605BornBorn in Valladolid Royal Palace
- 1621 – 1665RoleKing of Sardinia
- 1621 – 1665RoleMonarch of Castile and Leon
- 1621 – 1640RoleMonarch of Portugal
- 1621 – 1665RoleMonarch of the Crown of Aragon
- 17 Sept 1665DiedDied in Cuarto bajo del Rey
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- 1642 – 1651English Civil War
Biography
Philip IV (Spanish: Felipe Domingo Victor de la Cruz de Austria y Austria, Portuguese: Filipe III; 8 April 1605 – 17 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: Rey Planeta), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered for his patronage of the arts, including such artists as Diego Velázquez, and his rule over Spain during the Thirty Years' War.
By the time of his death, the Spanish Empire had reached approximately 12.2 million square kilometres (4.7 million square miles) in area, the largest empire in the world, but in other aspects was in decline, a process to which Philip contributed with his inability to achieve successful domestic and military reform. He was succeeded on his death by his young son Charles II as King of Spain and in 1640 (with the collapse of the Iberian Union) by John IV as King of Portugal.
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