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
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
Maria Theresa of Spain
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Maria Theresa of Spain was Queen of France from 1660 to 1683 as the wife of King Louis XIV. She was born an Infanta of Spain and Portugal as the daughter of King Philip IV and Elisabeth of France, and
Philip IV of Spain
…Dunkirk to an Anglo-French force, Philip was personally desperate for peace. The Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, and the marriage of Philip's daughter Maria Theresa to the young King Louis XIV finally brought the war with France to a conclusion. The war against Portugal continued, however, as Philip fruitlessly…
Portrait by Henri and Charles Beaubrun, c. 1665
Portrait by Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo c. 1645
The infanta Maria Theresa aged 14 by Diego Velázquez, c. 1653. Her hairstyle and dress with wide panniers were popular in Spain
Portrait by Velázquez, c. 1651-1654