Philip IV
Americannoun
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Philip the Fair, 1268–1314, king of France 1285–1314.
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1605–65, king of Spain 1621–65 (son of Philip III).
noun
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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
No one was more powerful than Philip IV, whose own sprawling empire encompassed more of the world than any other in recorded history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2019
She counted European royalty and aristocracy among her patrons - including King Philip IV of Spain, the Medici family and the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2018
Supreme among the Prado children, of course, is the little daughter of Philip IV, the central figure of the world-renowned Las Meninas.
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates
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