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John IV of Portugal

1604 - 1656

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Dom John IV (João; 19 March 1604 – 6 November 1656), also known by the Portuguese as John the Restorer (João, o Restaurador), was the King of Portugal from 1640 until his death in 1656. He restored the independence of Portugal from Habsburg Spanish rule by terminating the 60-year-old Iberian Union in which Portugal and Spain shared the same monarch, and by establishing the House of Braganza on the Portuguese throne. Before becoming king, he was John II, the 8th Duke of Braganza. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, a claimant to the crown during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John IV of Portugal is the 1,501st most popular politician (down from 1,324th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 26th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Portuguese Politician.

John IV of Portugal was the son of King John III of Portugal and Catherine of Austria. He succeeded his father to the throne in 1656, at the age of thirteen. He is most famous for his involvement in the Portuguese Restoration War.

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Among politicians, John IV of Portugal ranks 1,501 out of 19,576. Before him are Ptolemy Keraunos, John Tyler, Cambyses I, Agrippina the Elder, Makarios III, and Mohammed Shahabuddin. After him are Eleftherios Venizelos, Constantine VI, Mausolus, Ladislaus I of Hungary, Alexei Rykov, and Manuel Noriega.

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Among people born in 1604, John IV of Portugal ranks 2. Before him is Osman II. After him are Johann Rudolf Glauber, Tokugawa Iemitsu, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, İslâm III Giray, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, Claudia de' Medici, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, Zheng Zhilong, Menasseh Ben Israel, and Catherine of Brandenburg. Among people deceased in 1656, John IV of Portugal ranks 1. After him are Gerard van Honthorst, Jan van Goyen, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, James Ussher, Francisco Herrera the Elder, Ottavio Piccolomini, Thomas Fincke, Laurent de La Hyre, Andrea Falconieri, and Dirck Hals.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, John IV of Portugal ranks 30 out of 633. Before him are Afonso V of Portugal (1432), Peter I of Portugal (1320), Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1948), Luís Figo (1972), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), and John VI of Portugal (1767). After him are Afonso III of Portugal (1210), Amália Rodrigues (1920), António Egas Moniz (1874), Joseph I of Portugal (1714), Maria I of Portugal (1734), and Orosius (375).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, John IV of Portugal ranks 15. Before him are John III of Portugal (1502), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), Peter I of Portugal (1320), Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1948), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), and John VI of Portugal (1767). After him are Afonso III of Portugal (1210), Joseph I of Portugal (1714), Maria I of Portugal (1734), Carlos I of Portugal (1863), Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), and Edward, King of Portugal (1391).

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