Philip IV Biography

Birth of Philip IV, eldest son of Philip III

Succeeds as King of Spain

Portugal becomes independent from Spain

Catalonia rebels & declares allegiance to Louis XIII

Catalonia rebels & declares allegiance to Louis XIII

Faces rebellion in Catalonia after tensions with royal troops and taxation

Loses Portugal when the Braganza revolt proclaims John IV king

Defeat by France gives France hegemony in Europe in place of Spain

Defeats a rebellion led by Masaniello in Naples, put down by Don John of Austria

Defeats a rebellion led by Masaniello in Naples, put down by Don John of Austria

Recognizes the independence of the United Provinces

Bruges remains in the Spanish Netherlands after the Peace of Westphalia.

Recognises the independence of the Dutch Republic in the Treaty of Munster.

Recognises the independence of the Dutch Republic after decades of revolt.

Spain recognises the independence of the Dutch Republic in the wider Westphalian settlement.

Spain remains at war with France despite the wider Westphalian settlement.

The Spanish agree to help restore Charles II to the English throne

Under the Treaty of the Pyrenees Roussillon is ceded to France

Marks the end of Spanish dominance in western Europe. France gains border regions but withdraws from most of Italy. Ends the Thirty Years War

Dies in Madrid and is succeeded by his son Charles II.

Philip IV dies, leaving the Spanish throne to his young son Charles II.