John of Austria

John of Austria
John of Austria
	Oil in canvas, 2nd half of the 16th century, probably by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, in the Museo del Prado, Madrid
Governor of the Spanish Netherlands
In office	1576 – 1578
Predecessor	Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga
Successor	Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
Monarch	Philip II of Spain
Vicar of Spanish Italy; (temporarily created position)
In office	1575 – 1576
Monarch	Philip II of Spain
Born	24 February 1547; Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany)
Died	1 October 1578 (aged 31); Bouge, near Namur, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium)
Burial	24 May 1579; Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Issue	See detail
House	Habsburg
Father	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Barbara Blomberg
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Signature
Military career
Allegiance	Spanish Empire; Holy League (1571–1573);
Service/branch	Spanish Navy; Spanish Army;
Years of service	1568–1578
Commands held	Captain general of the Sea in charge of the Mediterranean galley fleet; Captain general of the army in the Kingdom of Granada; Generalissimo of the Holy League forces; Captain general of the Army of Flanders;
Battles/wars	Treelike list War against Barbary pirates; Second rebellion of the Alpujarras Capture of Güéjar; Siege of Galera; Battle of Serón; Capture of Tíjola; Battle of Padules; ; Ottoman–Habsburg wars Battle of Lepanto; Siege of Navarino; Tunis expedition; ; Eighty Years' War Capture of Namur; Battle of Gembloux; Siege of Nivelles; Siege of Philippeville; Battle of Rijmenam; ;

Don John of Austria (Spanish: Juan, German: Johann; 24 February 1547 – 1 October 1578) was the illegitimate son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles V met his son only once, recognizing him in a codicil to his will. John became a military leader in the service of his half-brother, King Philip II of Spain, Charles V's heir, and is best known for his role as the admiral of the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Lepanto.

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