Juan de Austria

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Juan de Austria was a 16th-century Spanish military commander and illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V, best known for leading the Holy League fleet to victory at the Battle of Lepanto.

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Juan de Austria canonical 2
John of Austria 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish noble
historical figure
illegitimate royal child
military commander
allegiance Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy

Spanish Empire
alliance Holy League
alsoKnownAs John of Austria (the Elder)
surface form: Don Juan de Austria

Juan de Austria
surface form: John of Austria
birthDate 1547-02-24
birthPlace Free Imperial City of Regensburg
Holy Roman Empire
Regensburg
burialPlace El Escorial
surface form: Escorial

El Escorial
surface form: Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
causeOfDeath illness
commanded Papal navy
surface form: Holy League fleet
conflict Holy League against the Turks
surface form: Mediterranean campaign against the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman–Habsburg wars
countryOfCitizenship Spain
dateOfEvent 1571-10-07
deathDate 1578-10-01
deathPlace Habsburg Netherlands
Namur
education raised and educated at the Spanish royal court
endTime 1578
era 16th century
father Charles I of Spain
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
heritage illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V
household Court of Madrid
surface form: court of Philip II of Spain
languageSpoken German
Spanish
militaryBranch Papal navy
surface form: Holy League fleet

Spanish Navy
militaryRank commander
mother Barbara Blomberg
name Juan de Austria self-link
nobleFamily House of Habsburg
notableAchievement decisive victory over the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto
notableEvent Battle of Lepanto
notableWork command of the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Lepanto
occupation naval commander
statesman
patron Philip II of Spain
positionHeld Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInEvent commander-in-chief of the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Lepanto
sibling Philip II of Spain
startTime 1576

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John of Austria (the Elder) otherName Juan de Austria
Juan de Austria name Juan de Austria self-link
Juan de Austria alsoKnownAs Juan de Austria
this entity surface form: John of Austria