"Don John of Austria" redirects here. For the opera by Isaac Nathan, see Don John of Austria (opera).
For other people named John of Austria, see John of Austria (disambiguation).
John of Austria
Don Juan de Austria, oil in canvas of 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 (extraordinary position)
In office
c. 1575
Predecessor
Office established
Successor
Office dissolved
Monarch
Philip II of Spain
Born
24 February 1547 Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany)
Died
1 October 1578(1578-10-01) (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 service
Allegiance
Spanish Empire
Holy League (1571–1573)
Branch/service
Spanish Navy
Spanish Army
Years of service
1568–1578
Rank
Captain general (Spanish Empire)
Generalissimo (Holy League)
Commands
Mediterranean galley fleet
Army of the Kingdom of Granada
Holy League forces
Army of Flanders
Battles/wars
See 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
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