Philip IV of Spain

King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)

Philip IV (Spanish: Felipe IV, Portuguese: Filipe III; 8 April 1605 – 17 September 1665) was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665. He was also sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands and King of Portugal until 1640.

Philip IV of Spain
Painting by Velázquez, c.1644
King of Spain
Reign31 March 1621 –
17 September 1665
PredecessorPhilip III
SuccessorCharles II
King of Portugal and the Algarves
Reign31 March 1621 –
1 December 1640
PredecessorPhilip II
SuccessorJohn IV
Born(1605-04-08)8 April 1605
Valladolid, Spain
Died17 September 1665(1665-09-17) (aged 60)
Madrid, Spain
Burial
SpouseElisabeth of France
Mariana of Austria
IssueBalthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias
Maria Thérèse, Queen of France
Margaret Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias
Charles II of Spain
HouseHouse of Habsburg
FatherPhilip III of Spain
MotherMargaret of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignaturePhilip IV of Spain's signature

His daughter was Marie Thérèse of Austria, wife of Louis XIV. All but three of his children died in childhood.

Children change

  1. Archduchess Maria Margaret of Spain (14 August 1621 – 15 August 1621)
  2. Archduchess Margaret Maria Catherine of Austria (25 November 1623 – 22 December 1623)
  3. Archduchess Maria Eugenia of Austria (21 November 1625 – 21 August 1627)
  4. Archduchess Isabella Maria Theresa of Austria (31 October 1627 – 1 November 1627)
  5. Archduke Balthasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias (17 October 1629 – 9 October 1646), Prince of Asturias
  6. Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (12 March 1634)
  7. Archduchess Maria Anna "Mariana" Antonia of Spain (17 January 1636 – 5 December 1636)
  8. Archduchess Marie Thérèse (1638–1683), married Louis XIV of France and had children.
  1. Margaret Theresa of Austria (1651-1673), first wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
  2. Archduchess Maria Ambrosia de la Concepción of Austria (7 December 1655 – 21 December 1655)
  3. Archduke Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias (28 November 1657 – 1 November 1661)
  4. Archduke Ferdinand Thomas Charles of Austria (23 December 1658 – 22 October 1659)
  5. Charles II of Spain (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700)