Philip IV

American  

noun

1. Philip the Fair, 1268–1314, king of France 1285–1314.

2. 1605–65, king of Spain 1621–65 (son of Philip III).

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Philip IV British  

noun

1. known as Philip the Fair. 1268–1314, king of France (1285–1314): he challenged the power of the papacy, obtaining the elevation of Clement V as pope residing at Avignon (the beginning of the Babylonian captivity of the papacy)

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Six feet tall, richly embossed, enhanced with jewels, crowned with a gilded cross and bearing a dozen gilded angels, it was commissioned by the Spanish king Philip IV, who died before delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

One of the downgraded was a portrait of Philip IV that had been listed as a Velásquez.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

Philip IV even managed to seize almost complete control of the French Church, defying papal authority.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

Both show Philip IV of Spain, the Habsburg king who was Velázquez’s great patron.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2019

The plate armor of little Philip IV is stamped with lions and castles, eagles and spears.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee