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Felipe IV was born on April 8, in Valladolid. His parents were Felipe III and Margarita of Austria
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He married with Isabella of Bourbon (daughter of Henry IV of France)
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It began with reforms and counter-reforms. Not only was it a religious war, it was also for political and economic causes. This war began in Austria
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After the death of his father, Felipe IV became the new king of Spain.
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King's project, to create an army of about 150,000 men and defend against Spain's rivals in Europe
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The Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid was a large architectural built by order of Felipe IV as a second residence
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This project of Olivares, known as the "Union of Arms" created the most serious crisis of the XVII century
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On May 19, the Battle of Rocroi began. It was a battle between France and Spain where France won.
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death of his first wife
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He married with Mariana of Austria. They had twelve children, but only three survived
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The Treaty of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War.
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Spain made a peace treaty with France where Spain losed its power in the Catalan territories of Rosellón and Cerdeña and become a territories of France
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Felipe IV died when his son, Charles II was 4 years old. So Mariana of Austria had the control of the kingdom
