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	Wikinfo \| John IV of Portugal
		John IV (Portuguese João) (1603-1656), the Fortunate, king of Portugal, was born at Villaviciosa in March 1603.
		By the unanimous voice of the people he was raised to the throne of Portugal (of which he was held to be the legitimate heir) during the revolution effected on December 1, 1640 against the Spanish king, Philip IV.
		King John IV died on November 6, 1656, and was succeeded by his son Afonso VI.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=John_IV_of_Portugal (310 words)

	Portugal
		John was a popular monarch; his reign featured administrative reforms, the flourishing of Portuguese culture, an emphasis on chivalry, the conquering of Ceuta in North Africa from the Moors, and the discovery of the islands of Porto Santo and Madeira.
		John III (of Portugal), in Portuguese, João III (1502-1557), king of Portugal from 1521 to 1557.
		In 1826 Pedro I of Brazil succeeded to the throne of Portugal as Pedro IV.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/portugal.htm (7374 words)

	John IV of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John IV (Portuguese João) (March 1603 - November 6, 1656), the Fortunate, was a King of Portugal (1640 - 1656).
		John married Luisa de Guzman, eldest daughter of the duke of Medina Sidonia, in 1633.
		Portugal signed alliances with France (June 1 1641) and Sweden (Aug 1641) but by necessity its only contribution in the Thirty Years War were in the field against Spain and against Dutch encroachments on the Portuguese colonial empire.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/john_iv_of_portugal (320 words)

	King John IV of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Descended from King Manuel I and an illegitimate line from King John I, John became Duke of Braganza in 1630.
		John was devoted to the arts, particularly music.
		He was a composer, and he also wrote a treatise on Palestrina and “a defense of modern music.” He collected one of the most valuable music libraries of the seventeenth century, which, unfortunately, was destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
	www.stmartinschamberchoir.org /Education/Bios/BioJohnIVofPortugal.htm (135 words)

	History of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1095 Portugal was an obscure border fief of the kingdom of Leon.
		On December 1, 1640, Portugal regained its independence from Spain and John IV of Portugal became king.
		Portugal entered the EC in January 1, 1986 and joined the euro single currency in 2002.
	www.historyofnations.net /europe/portugal.html (1050 words)

	John IV, king of Portugal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Descended from Manuel I and in illegitimate line from John I, he had the strongest claim to the Portuguese throne when a revolution was planned to cast off the rule of Philip IV of Spain.
		John’s policy was to secure foreign alliances, especially with France, in order to consolidate his position against Spain (which did not recognize Portuguese independence until 1668).
		John was unwarlike himself and was devoted to hunting, music, and the arts.
	www.bartleby.com /65/jo/John4Por.html (195 words)

	CATHERINE OF BRAGANZA - LoveToKnow Article on CATHERINE OF BRAGANZA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		of Portugal, and of Louisa de Gusman, daughter of the duke of Medina Sidonia, was born on the 15/25 of November 1638 at Villia Vicosa.
		On the 10th of June 1688 she was present at the birth of the prince of Wales and gave evidence before the council in favor of the genuineness of the child.
		In 1703 she supported the Methuen Treaty, which cemented still further the alliance between Portugal and England, and itf 1704 she was appointed regent of Portugal during the illness of her brother King Pedro II., her administration being distinguished by several successes gained over the Spaniards.
	40.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CA/CATHERINE_OF_BRAGANZA.htm (863 words)

	Covent Garden History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Portugal Street today lies south of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, branching off from the busy Kingsway, yet the origins of its name lie in an ancient nearby thoroughfare known as Portugal Row which was named after Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) queen consort of Charles II and daughter of John IV of Portugal
		Portugal Street is also noted for its colourful resident, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester and English Poet who lived next door to the theatre in the mid 1600s.
		Portugal Street is also recorded as being the last place in London to have stocks which remained here until 1820 whilst the public house at No. 28 is a successor to the Magpie and Stump which Pickwick visits in the Pickwick Papers.
	www.coventgarden.uk.com /portugal.html (688 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> 1640s (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The personal union of the crowns of Spain and Portugal ends due to a revolution in the latter (1640).
		Philip IV of Spain is succeeded in the throne of Portugal by King John IV, previously Duke of Braganza
		King John IV of Portugal (1640 - 1656).
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/1640s (452 words)

	JOHN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John the Apostle, to whom the Gospel of John is attributed
		John the Evangelist, traditionally identified with the apostle, and to whom the books 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation are attributed.
		The john is also a nickname for the toilet, perhaps after the name of Sir John Harington who invented it.
	www.yotor.org /wiki/en/jo/John.htm (122 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Braganza
		Braganza (Port., Bragança), name of the former royal family of Portugal and Brazil, and of the ducal house from which the family was descended.
		Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705), daughter of John IV of Portugal and wife of Charles II of England.
		Portugal : History : The Habsburg and Braganza Dynasties
	au.encarta.msn.com /Braganza.html (93 words)

	Miguel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John IV of Portugal and younger brother of
		On John's death (1826) the Portuguese succession was in dispute.
		The liberals supported Pedro, who was in fact recognized as King Peter IV, but the reactionary absolutists favored Miguel for the throne.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0833132.html (167 words)

	biology - Aviz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The House of Aviz is a dynasty of kings of Portugal.
		In 1385, the Interregnum ended with the acclamation of the Master of the Order of Aviz, John, natural son of king Pedro I and Dona Teresa Lourenço as king.
		His domain would last until 1640, with the acclamation of the duke of Bragança as John IV of Portugal.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Aviz (144 words)

	The Wars of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Chaves, Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chaves once again appears in the history books at the time of the Wars of the Restoration, after 1640, when Portugal, under John IV fought successfully to regain its independence from Spain, lost when the Portuguese monarch Sebastian had been killed in Morocco in 1580 leaving no descendents.
		Although John was crowned in 1641, the success of the new regime was not finally assured until 1688, when Spain at last recognized Portuguese independence.
		Portugal’s recent friends, France and England were on opposing sides; and although Portugal sought to remain neutral, it eventually joined the Anglo-Austrian Grand Alliance in 1703, by which it afforded a base for the archduke Charles (later the emperor Charles VI) to conduct his war for the Spanish throne.
	www.portcult.com /07.HIST4.17TH.htm (1182 words)

	Musical Times: John IV of Portugal, king and musician: an anniversary assessment
		The boy was called Joao (John), and as heir to the dukedom of Braganca, held the title Duke of Barcellos.
		Alegria describes the announcement of the birth of D. Joao IV, quoting from the chronicle of the Dean at the time, Manuel Pacanha de Brito.2 The news came at five in the afternoon, during the singing of First Vespers for the Feast of St Joseph.
		The general education of D. Joao IV was entrusted to Licenciado Jeronimo Scares.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3870/is_200407/ai_n9420172 (1191 words)

	1656 : search word
		It seemed to John that the air, showering down tracts and patent medicine circulars, with to him that he could see them look down out of the clouds and whither he was bound--What then?
		Were they induced to land by some tracts until the judgment day--or, should they fail to fall into the shell bring them drooping to earth--and "upset" Percy's mother and silently from his parted lips.
		On one of the towers, the at the top made a sort of floating fairyland--and as John gazed up in a rococo harmony that was like nothing he had ever beard.
	www.searchword.org /16/1656.html (455 words)

	Timeline of the Spanish Royal Family
		On 13 September, Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal, dies, and is succeeded in both countries by his son, Philip III of Spain and II of Portugal.
		On 6 November, John IV of Portugal dies and is succeeded by his son Afonso VI (Alfonso VI), although Portugal is still fighting the war of independence against Spain.
		On 13 February, Afonso VI (Alfonso VI) of Portugal (successor of John IV) and Charles II of Spain sign a peace treaty that formally acknowledges the independence of Portugal and the legitimacy of Alfonso’s reign.
	www.etoile.co.uk /Spain/Timeline_2.html (2634 words)

	St John's College - Chapel & Choir - Choir
		St John's College, Cambridge, has a distinguished tradition of religious music and, since the 1670s, has possessed a College Choir whose main duty is singing the daily services in the College Chapel during the University Term.
		They are educated at St. John's College School which is situated at the westernmost edge of the College grounds.
		St John's College Choir Association for former members of the Choir and all those with an interest in the Choir and its activities.
	www.joh.cam.ac.uk /chapel_and_choir/choir (523 words)

	Timeline Portugal
		Spain’s Philip II was proclaimed King Philip I of Portugal and united the colonial empires of Spain and Portugal.
		1640 Dec 1, Spain lost Portugal as the Duke of Braganza was proclaimed João IV (John IV), king of Portugal.
		He led Portugal's CP for half a century and became a national hero after the overthrow of the country's dictatorship.
	timelines.ws /countries/PORTUGAL.HTML (5316 words)

	Georgian Index - Racers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The queen consort was the daughter of John IV of Portugal.
		The Duke was an important breeder of horses at Cranbourne Lodge and introduced the future George IV to horse breeding and racing.
		John Oakley was the only jockey who could ride the horse successfully.
	www.georgianindex.net /Sport/Horse/racers.html (1739 words)

	Royal Family of Europe - pafg38 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He married, 31 May 1662, Donna Catherine Infanta of Portugal, born 25 November 1638, daughter of John iv., King of Portugal, sister of Alphonso vi and Pedro ii., successively kings of Portugal.
		John "Lackland" King Of ENGLAND was born on 24 Dec 1166.
		John STEWART was born about 1368 in Blackhall.
	www.ishipress.com /royalfam/pafg38.htm (2890 words)

	Learn more about 1640 in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and John IV of Portugal becomes king.
		Charles I summons and rapidly dismisses the Short Parliament in an attempt to fund the second of the Bishops Wars.
		Change of Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from Murat IV (1623-1640) to Ibrahim I (1640-1648)
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/16/1640.html (196 words)

	Rogier Sleeve Notes
		His last work, mentioned as such in the catalogue of music in the library of John IV of Portugal, was Taedet anima mea (a 6), written for a mass of the dead.
		In the library of King John IV of Portugal, destroyed in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, Rogier was represented by 243 compositions, including eight masses, two magnificats, two antiphons, two responsories, 27 verses, 66 motets, 65 chansons, and 71 villancicos.
		The catalogue of music in the library of John IV of Portugal records the fact that Taedet animam meam was the last work that Rogier composed, and its text is especially appropriate text for his ‘swan song’.
	www.magnificat.org.uk /RogierNotes2.htm (2006 words)

	biology - John (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		King John II of Jerusalem (also John I of Cyprus)
		In addition to John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John the Baptist, there are also the following Saint Johns:
		Saint John of Jerusalem aka John the Baptist, is also the patron saint of the Order of St John
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/John (187 words)

	John
		John is the English form of a Hebrew name, Yohanan, Johanan, or Yochanan.
		In the Anglo-Saxon period of English history, John was a rare, religious name.
		Also called Earl of Richmond, John of Montfort (French: Jean de Montfort), John the Conqueror (Jean le Conquérant), or John the Valiant (Jean le Vaillant).
	www.geocities.com /edgarbook/names/j/john.html (752 words)

	May 21 - On this day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		1662 England's Charles II married Catherine de Braganza, daughter of John IV of Portugal.
		1674 John Sobieski was elected King of Poland as John III.
		1996 After the failure of EU representatives to take steps to ease the ban on British beef, John Major announced that the British government would adopt a policy of noncooperation with the EU.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/onthisday/0521.html (233 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: John IV @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: John IV @ HighBeam Research
		John IV The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition; 9/9/2005
		JOHN IV [John IV] 1604-56, king of Portugal (1640-56).
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:John4Por&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (218 words)

	John IV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		John IV was the name of a number of rulers:
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_IV (84 words)

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		Married in 1760 in Ajuda Prince Peter of Portugal, later King Peter III of Portugal (*1717 Lisbon,†1786 Lisbon).
		Royal palace of King John V. Palace of Queluz (Palacio de Queluz; residence of Queen Mary I).
		Became a royal residence following the accession of John IV to the throne of Portugal in 1640).
	homepage.mac.com /crowns/p/avtxt.html (2339 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Daniel O'Daly
		The king had such confidence in him that he made him envoy to Charles I of England, to the exiled Charles II, and to Pope Innocent X (1650).
		The Queen of Portugal also sent him as envoy to Pope Alexander VIII.
		In the year 1655 he was sent as envoy from John IV of Portugal to Anne of Austria and Louis XIV to conclude a treaty between Portugal and France.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11205c.htm (774 words)

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