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John IV of Portugal

1604 - 1656

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Dom John IV (Portuguese: João, pronounced [ʒuˈɐ̃w]; 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, began the Portuguese restoration of independence from Habsburg 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, the 8th Duke of Braganza. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John IV of Portugal has received more than 680,276 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). John IV of Portugal is the 1,324th most popular politician (up from 1,389th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 29th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Portuguese Politician.

John IV of Portugal was the son of King John III of Portugal and Catherine of Austria. He succeeded his father to the throne in 1656, at the age of thirteen. He is most famous for his involvement in the Portuguese Restoration War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John IV of Portugal ranks 1,324 out of 19,576. Before him are Tipu Sultan, Ur-Nammu, Al-Kamil, Christian V of Denmark, Isaac Herzog, and Uzun Hasan. After him are Olaf Tryggvason, Abaqa Khan, Alexios V Doukas, Charles-Henri Sanson, Maymunah bint al-Harith, and Carus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1604, John IV of Portugal ranks 2. Before him is Osman II. After him are Johann Rudolf Glauber, Tokugawa Iemitsu, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, İslâm III Giray, Claudia de' Medici, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, Zheng Zhilong, Abraham Bosse, and Catherine of Brandenburg. Among people deceased in 1656, John IV of Portugal ranks 1. After him are Gerard van Honthorst, James Ussher, Jan van Goyen, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Ottavio Piccolomini, Francisco Herrera the Elder, Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, Andrea Falconieri, Dirck Hals, Thomas Fincke, and Laurent de La Hyre.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, John IV of Portugal ranks 26 out of 633. Before him are Sebastian of Portugal (1554), John I of Portugal (1358), António Egas Moniz (1874), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), John III of Portugal (1502), and Afonso V of Portugal (1432). After him are John VI of Portugal (1767), Joseph I of Portugal (1714), Amália Rodrigues (1920), Peter I of Portugal (1320), John II of Portugal (1455), and Carlos I of Portugal (1863).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, John IV of Portugal ranks 11. Before him are Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), John I of Portugal (1358), Manuel II of Portugal (1889), John III of Portugal (1502), and Afonso V of Portugal (1432). After him are John VI of Portugal (1767), Joseph I of Portugal (1714), Peter I of Portugal (1320), John II of Portugal (1455), Carlos I of Portugal (1863), and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1948).

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