John IV of Portugal
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John IV (Portuguese: João,[2] pronounced [ʒuˈɐ̃w]; 18 March 1604 – 6 November 1656), nicknamed John the Restorer (Portuguese: João, o Restaurador), was the King of Portugal whose reign, lasting from 1640 until his death, began the Portuguese restoration of independence from Habsburg Spanish rule.[1] His accession established the House of Braganza on the Portuguese throne, and marked the end of the 60-year-old Iberian Union by which Portugal and Spain shared the same monarch.
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King of Portugal (more...) | |
Reign | 1 December 1640 – 6 November 1656 |
Coronation | 15 December 1640 |
Predecessor | Philip III |
Successor | Afonso VI |
Born | (1604-03-18)18 March 1604 Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa, Vila Viçosa, Portugal |
Died | 6 November 1656(1656-11-06) (aged 52) Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, Portugal |
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Spouse | Luisa de Guzmán (m. 1633) |
Issue Detail | Teodósio, Prince of Brazil Joana, Princess of Beira Catherine, Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland Afonso VI, King of Portugal Peter II, King of Portugal |
House | Braganza[1] |
Father | Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza |
Mother | Ana de Velasco y Girón |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Before becoming king, he was John II, the 8th Duke of Braganza. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza,[3] a claimant to the crown during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. On the eve of his death in 1656, the Portuguese Empire was at its territorial zenith, spanning the globe.[4]