Don John or Juan of Austria (1545-1578), Spanish
Don John or Juan of Austria (1545-1578), Spanish soldier. Illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V, half-brother of Philip II of Spain. With the Spanish, Ventian and Papal forces he defeated the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto 7 October 1571, the last major naval engagement using galleys. Governor of the Netherlands 1576. Engraving
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13908346
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48404098
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4459px x 4500px
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Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive
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