John of Austria (the Elder)

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Spanish admiral historical figure illegitimate child military commander nobleman

John of Austria (the Elder) 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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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Don John of Austria 13
John of Austria 4
Don Juan de Austria 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish admiral ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
illegitimate child ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Holy League ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
associatedWith Holy League ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
battle Battle of Gembloux (1578) ⓘ
Battle of Lepanto ⓘ
Battle of Navarino (1572) ⓘ
burialPlace El Escorial ⓘ
surface form: Escorial
causeOfDeath typhus ⓘ
countryOfBirth Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
countryOfDeath Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1547-02-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1578-10-01 ⓘ
education raised and educated in Spain ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
father Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
fullName John of Austria (the Elder) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Don Juan de Austria
knownFor service to Philip II of Spain ⓘ
victory over the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
militaryBranch Spanish Navy ⓘ
militaryRank admiral ⓘ
general ⓘ
mother Barbara Blomberg ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Habsburg ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Lepanto ⓘ
Eighty Years' War ⓘ
Morisco Revolt in Granada ⓘ
notableWork command of the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Lepanto ⓘ
otherName John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
surface form: Don John of Austria

Juan de Austria ⓘ
placeOfBirth Regensburg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Namur ⓘ
positionHeld Captain General of the Sea ⓘ
Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form: Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands

commander-in-chief of the Holy League fleet ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Philip II of Spain ⓘ
title Don ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles I of Spain → child → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor → illegitimateChild → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: John of Austria
Battle of Lepanto → commander → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
John of Austria (the Elder) → fullName → John of Austria (the Elder) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don Juan de Austria
John of Austria (the Elder) → otherName → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Perpetual Edict (1577) → governorGeneralInvolved → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Army of Flanders → commander → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Don John of Austria the Younger → relative → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria (the Elder)
Spanish Pacific Squadron → ship → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don Juan de Austria
Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) → commandedBy → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Holy League → notableCommander → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
subject surface form: Holy League (1571)
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton → portrays → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
subject surface form: Lepanto
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Marcantonio Colonna → alliedWith → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Morisco Revolt in Granada → hasParticipant → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Morisco Revolt in Granada → commander → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Battle of Navarino (1572) → commander → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Battle of Gembloux (1578) → commander → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: John of Austria
Battle of Gembloux (1578) → commander → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don Juan of Austria
Juan de Austria → alsoKnownAs → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don Juan de Austria
Governor-General of the Netherlands → officeHolder → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Carlos, Prince of Asturias → paternalUncle → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: John of Austria
Captain General of the Army of Flanders → officeHolder → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don John of Austria
Tercio "Don Juan de Austria" 3rd of the Legion → namedAfter → John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
this entity surface form: John of Austria