John IV of Portugal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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King of Portugal
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Place of Birth: Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa, Alentejo region, Portugal
About John IV of Portugal
- John IV (Portuguese: João, pronounced [?u'?~w~]; 19 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, led to the Portuguese "restoration" of independence from Spanish rule.
- 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. Before becoming king, he was John II, 8th Duke of Braganza.
- He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, a claimant to the crown during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580.
- On the eve of his death in 1656, the Portuguese Empire reached its territorial zenith, spanning the globe.
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