John of Austria | |
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Don Juan de Austria, oil in canvas of 2nd half of the 16th century, probably by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, in the Museo del Prado, Madrid | |
Governor of the Spanish Netherlands | |
In office | 1576–1578 |
Predecessor | Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga |
Successor | Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma |
Monarch | Philip II of Spain |
Vicar of Spanish Italy (extraordinary position) | |
In office | c. 1575 |
Predecessor | Office established |
Successor | Office dissolved |
Monarch | Philip II of Spain |
Born | 24 February 1547 Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 1 October 1578 Bouge, near Namur, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium) | (aged 31)
Burial | 24 May 1579 |
Issue | See detail |
House | Habsburg |
Father | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor |
Mother | Barbara Blomberg |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Years of service | 1568–1578 |
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Battles/wars | See list |
John of Austria (German: Johann von Österreich, Spanish: Juan de Austria; 24 February 1547 – 1 October 1578) was the illegitimate son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles V met his son only once, recognizing him in a codicil to his will. John became a military leader in the service of his half-brother, King Philip II of Spain, Charles V's heir, and was addressed to as a Don. He is best known for his role as the admiral of the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Lepanto and as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands.
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