#JuanPantojadelaCruz (1553-1608)
Portrait of #AnneofAustria (1601-66), Queen of France, who was #BornOnThisDay, with brother #PhilipIV
1607
Kunsthistorisches Museum
#Habsburg #Bourbon

Cassander It’s CASSANDER!!!!! Apparently he did stuff… maybe… We do know he was there, somewhere, and there was some hubbub between him and Olympias. Oh but there’s also cannibalism and the last food delivery…

When #Cassander died in April or May of 297, he was succeeded without question by his son #PhilipIV, check out their episodes now! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-gqz7t... www.podbean.com/eas/pb-pp4tn...

Diego #Velázquez (1599-1660)
Portrait of #PhilipIV (1605-65), King of Spain, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1644
The Frick Collection
#FelipeIV #Habsburg

👑 Throw back! Imagine your dad planning for your death! Learn about the sad reign of Philip IV here, https://buff.ly/3ZdbS5o . #AlexanderStandardPod #PhilipIV #HistoryPodcast

Philip IV by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez

#PhilipIV was born #OnThisDay in 1605, ruling Spain from 1621 until his death in 1665; his reign began well with reforms but ended in war, rebellion & disaster; Felipe patronized Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, who painted this equestrian portrait of the king:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_...