John IV of Portugal
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Dom John IV, was King of Portugal from 1640 until his death in 1656. The grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, a claimant to the crown during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, he was pro
John as an infant; Pedro Américo, 1879.
John as king of Portugal by José de Avelar Rebelo, c. 1640s.
Philip IV of Spain
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Philip IV, also called the Planet King, was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered for his patronage of the arts, including such artists as D
John IV of Portugal
…in 1633. John was described as having blonde hair and an average height. When Philip II of Portugal (III of Spain) died, he was succeeded by his son Philip III (IV of Spain), who had a different approach to Portuguese issues. Taxes on the Portuguese merchants were raised, the Portuguese nobility began to lose…
Portrait of Philip IV in Fraga, 1644
A c. 1612 portrait of Philip and his older sister, Anne
A 1623 portrait of Philip, displaying the prominent "Habsburg lip"
A c. 1636 portrait of Philip's most prominent favourite and minister, the Count-Duke of Olivares