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Philip IV (1605–1665), king of Spain from 1621 to 1665. During Philip IV's reign Spain was engaged in foreign wars and torn by internal revolt. Born on April 8, 1605, Philip IV succeeded his father, Philip III, in 1621. He was more intelligent than his father but like him allowed his government to be run by minister-favorites.
In February 1623, the recently crowned Philip IV enacted twenty-three articles of reform that abolished the exuberant dress typical of men at the Spanish court in favor of the highly regulated, somber statement seen here: a plain black suit and flat linen collar (<i>valona</i>) worn atop a stiff support (<i>golilla</i>)
R.A. Stradling | Published in History Today Volume 31 Issue 3 March 1981. On May 1st, 1625 – celebrated in those days as the feast of St. Philip the apostle – the Spanish admiral Fadrique de Toledo gained the great victory of Bahia in Brazil. It was a stunning success that threw the Dutch rebels, bag and baggage, out of South America.
1605 - 1665. Philip IV (1605 - 1665) was crowned king of Spain in 1621. He was the son of Philip III and Margaret of Austria. During his reign Spanish foreign power declined; he failed to regain control of the north Netherlands and lost wars against France. But at home he proved to be an important patron of the arts. His court painter was ...
May 23, 2018 · Philip IV (1605-1665) was king of Spain from 1621 to 1665. During his reign Spain was engaged in foreign wars and torn by internal revolt. Born on April 8, 1605, Philip IV succeeded his father, Philip III, in 1621. He was more intelligent than his father but like him allowed his government to be run by minister-favorites.
Because Philip IV is more of a political biography than a synthesis of the times, Stradling has been able to address some issues overlooked in other studies. For example, the king’s 1627 illness is properly treated as a watershed in Philip’s personal life which left him more inclined to assert the royal will in matters of state.
Philip IV. as Philip IV king of Spain from 1621; as Philip III king of Portugal 1621–1640. Born in Valladolid (Spain) on 8 April 1605. Died in Madrid on 17 September 1665. His reign represented an epoch of cultural brilliance for Spain in the latter years of the ‘Golden Age’, but also marked the political decline and fall of this great ...
