Medina Sidonia
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Medina Sidonia was a Spanish nobleman and admiral best known for commanding the Spanish Armada during its ill-fated 1588 campaign against England.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish nobleman
ⓘ
admiral ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch | Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Medina-Sidonia, Andalusia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | 1588 Spanish Armada campaign against England ⓘ |
| campaignOutcome | failure ⓘ |
| commandStartDate | 1588 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| employer | Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Guzmán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fleetCommanded | Spanish Armada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alonso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
inexperienced naval commander
ⓘ
symbol of the failure of the Spanish Armada ⓘ |
| knownFor | commanding the Spanish Armada against England in 1588 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Naval campaign in the English Channel (1588) ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Medina Sidonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
attempted rendezvous with the Duke of Parma’s forces in the Low Countries
ⓘ
retreat of the Spanish Armada around Scotland and Ireland ⓘ sailing from Spain to the English Channel in 1588 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of the Spanish Armada in 1588 ⓘ |
| opponent |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Armada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Admiral of the Spanish Armada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Admiral ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | support invasion of England by Spanish forces ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographies of Spanish naval leaders
ⓘ
historical studies on the Spanish Armada ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Grandee of Spain ⓘ |
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