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John of Austria the Younger

1629 - 1679

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John Joseph of Austria or John of Austria (the Younger) (Spanish: Don Juan José de Austria; 7 April 1629 – 17 September 1679) was a Spanish general and political figure. He was the only illegitimate son of Philip IV of Spain to be acknowledged by the King and trained for military command and political administration. Don John advanced the causes of the Spanish Crown militarily and diplomatically in Naples, Sicily, Catalonia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Dunkirk, and other fronts. He was the governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1656 to 1659. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Austria the Younger is the 514th most popular military personnel (down from 417th in 2019), the 411th most popular biography from Spain (down from 325th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

John of Austria the Younger is most famous for his victory in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John of Austria the Younger ranks 514 out of 2,058. Before him are Andreas Hofer, Dmitry Pozharsky, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Datis, Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, and Uqba ibn Nafi. After him are Mitsuo Fuchida, Alfred von Waldersee, Peroz III, Adolf Strauss, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and He Jin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1629, John of Austria the Younger ranks 8. Before him are John III Sobieski, Alexis of Russia, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Pieter de Hooch, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, and Gabriël Metsu. After him are Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Narai, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Cornelis Tromp, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, and Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria. Among people deceased in 1679, John of Austria the Younger ranks 9. Before him are Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Anne Conway, Joost van den Vondel, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, and John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg. After him are Marie de Rohan, Willem van Aelst, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Francesco Barberini, Jan van Kessel the Elder, and Anne Geneviève de Bourbon.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, John of Austria the Younger ranks 411 out of 3,355. Before him are Enrique Simonet (1866), Amancio Amaro (1939), Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926), Vímara Peres (820), Fruela II of Asturias (875), and Rafael Moneo (1937). After him are Fruela I of Asturias (722), Theudis (470), Mercedes of Orléans (1860), Carlos Osoro Sierra (1945), García II of Galicia (1042), and Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, John of Austria the Younger ranks 7. Before him are Roland (736), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Juan Pujol García (1912), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), José Sanjurjo (1872), and Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453). After him are Serena (365), Antonio Tejero (1932), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), George Meade (1815), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475), and Gaius Laelius (-300).

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