juan de austria

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born Feb. 24, 1547, Regensburg died Oct. 1, 1578, Bouges, near Namur, Spanish Netherlands Illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V and half brother of Philip II. After Charles's death, Philip gave him the name Don Juan de Austria (1559). He served as a Spanish military commander, and in 1571 he was appointed head of naval forces of the Holy League against the Ottoman Turks, achieving victory in the Battle of Lepanto. In 1576 he was appointed governor-general of the Netherlands, then in open revolt against Spanish authority. When his attempts at diplomacy failed, he resumed the war
juan de austria

    Hyphenation

    Juan de Aus·tri·a

    Turkish pronunciation

    hwän dı ôstriı

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhwän də ˈôstrēə/ /ˈhwɑːn də ˈɔːstriːə/
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