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Birth of Felipe IV
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Marriage to Isabel de Borbón
He marries Isabel de Borbón. Their marriage ends with her death in 1644. -
Thirty Years War
The Thirty Years' War started in Austria because the Bohemians were divided between Protestants and Catholics. -
Beginning of the reign of Felipe IV
After the death of his father, Felipe IV became the new king of Spain -
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Reign of Felipe IV
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Uprisings
These were rebellions against authority. The worst occurred in Portugal, Sicily, Naples, Andalusia and Catalonia. -
The battle of Rocroi
This battle marked the beginning of the decline of Spanish military power. -
Second marriage to Mariana de Austria
He marries Mariana de Austria. They had twelve children, but only three survived. -
Peace of the Pyrenees
Ten years after the king declared Holland independence, Spain signed a peace treaty where it lost its sovereignty in the Catalan territories of Roussillon and Cerdanya. -
Battle of Montijo
The Portuguese independentistas and the French as well as those of England, fought against Spain after seeing it weak. -
Felipe's death
