Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia

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Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, was a Spanish nobleman and military commander best known for serving as the overall commander of Spain’s ill-fated Armada against England in 1588.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish nobleman
duke
human
military commander
activity court politics in Spain
appointedBy Philip II of Spain
associatedWithMonarch Philip II of Spain
associatedWithPlace Medina-Sidonia
commanded Spanish Armada
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
surface form: Anglo-Spanish War

Spanish Armada
surface form: Spanish Armada campaign of 1588
countryOfCitizenship Spain
era 16th century
familyName Pérez de Guzmán
gender male
givenName Alonso
historicalReputation often criticized for lack of naval experience
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryBranch Spanish Navy
militaryRank captain general of the Ocean Sea
nobleFamily House of Medina Sidonia
nobleTitle Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Duke of Medina Sidonia
notableEvent defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588
notableFor command of the Spanish Armada
leadership of a major naval expedition against England
ordinalInTitle 7
positionHeld commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada
predecessorInCommand Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz
religion Roman Catholicism
socialClass high nobility
sphereOfInfluence Andalusia
titleHeld Grandee of Spain

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Spanish Armada leader Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Spanish Armada notableCommander Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) hasCommander Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia nobleTitle Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Duke of Medina Sidonia
Battle of Gravelines commander Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Battle of Gravelines (1588) commander Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
House of Medina Sidonia associatedTitle Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
this entity surface form: Duke of Medina Sidonia
House of Medina Sidonia notableMember Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Battle off Gravelines commander Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Pérez de Guzmán nobleTitleAssociatedWith Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
this entity surface form: Duke of Medina Sidonia