deaths
April 28, 1643
Francisco de Lucena, Portuguese politician (born 1578)
Francisco de Lucena
Francisco de Lucena was a Portuguese nobleman and King John IV's first Secretary of State, and the first after the Restoration War and end of the Iberian Union. He made many enemies during his term in office, and was rumoured to be fraternising with the Spanish Crown, which led to his imprisonment and, later, his execution.