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Philip IV of Spain

1605 - 1665

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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip IV of Spain is the 341st most popular politician (down from 266th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Spain (down from 27th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Spanish Politician.

Philip IV of Spain is most famous for his role in the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip IV of Spain ranks 341 out of 19,576. Before him are Mehmed VI, Oliver Cromwell, Philip II of France, Cleisthenes, Helmut Kohl, and Georgy Zhukov. After him are Ariel Sharon, Probus, Martin Bormann, Odoacer, Vajiralongkorn, and Nicholas I of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1605, Philip IV of Spain ranks 1. After him are Tianqi Emperor, Fatma Sultan, Giacomo Carissimi, Adriaen Brouwer, Gevherhan Sultan, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, Şehzade Mehmed, Ayşe Sultan, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Thomas Browne, and Semyon Dezhnev. Among people deceased in 1665, Philip IV of Spain ranks 3. Before him are Pierre de Fermat, and Nicolas Poussin. After him are Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Elisabetta Sirani, César, Duke of Vendôme, Stefan Czarniecki, Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Andreas Cellarius, and Mary of Jesus of Ágreda.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Philip IV of Spain ranks 31 out of 3,355. Before him are Francis Xavier (1506), Maimonides (1138), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Federico García Lorca (1898), Ibn Arabi (1165), and Teresa of Ávila (1515). After him are Plácido Domingo (1941), Julio Iglesias (1943), Philip III of Spain (1578), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Charles II of Spain (1661), and Saint Dominic (1170).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Philip IV of Spain ranks 10. Before him are Hadrian (76), Theodosius I (340), Isabella I of Castile (1451), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Joanna of Castile (1479), and Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452). After him are Philip III of Spain (1578), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Charles II of Spain (1661), Arcadius (377), Charles III of Spain (1716), and Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920).

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