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Philip IV

Type Figure Region Spain Time 1605–1665 Also known as Philip IV von Habsburg

Philip IV (1605–1665) was King of Spain and a late monarch of Habsburg Spain's zenith;…

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  1. 1621–1630Madrid · CastileSucceeded his father Philip III in 1621, appointed Olivares chief minister, pursued centralization, strengthened control over the Netherlands and Italian territories, and intervened deeply in the Thirty Years' War.
  2. 1631–1640Madrid · CastileThe Thirty Years' War steadily drained the state; confrontation with France on the German, Italian, and Spanish Netherlands fronts; finances exhausted and military pay in arrears in the 1630s; revolts in Catalonia and Portugal broke out in 1640, shaking the foundations of Spanish hegemony.

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