Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia

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Spanish nobleman duke human military commander

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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Duke of Medina Sidonia 1

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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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Battle of Gravelines → commander → Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → hasCommander → Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia ⓘ
Spanish Armada → leader → 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
Spanish Armada → notableCommander → Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia ⓘ