Philip IV, who had seen over the course of his life the declining influence of Spain's empire, sank slowly into depression after he had to dismiss his favorite courtier, Olivares, in 1643.
Filipe IV, que vira durante o transcurso da súa vida a devastación do imperio de España, caeu lentamente nunha depresión logo de ter que despedir ao seu cortesán favorito, Olivares, en 1643.