1640
| 1640 • End of the Iberian Union: A revolution organized by the nobility and bourgeoisie causes John IV of Portugal to be acclaimed as king, thus ending 60 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain, and the rule of the House of Habsburg (also called the Philippine Dynasty). The Spanish Habsburgs do not recognize Portugal's new dynasty, the House of Braganza, until the end of the Portuguese Restoration War in 1668. |
1638
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birth of childEphraim Herrick 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1638 • Mazarin becomes first adviser to French potentate Richelieu on the death of Leclerc du Tremblay. |