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MILITARY PERSONNEL

John of Austria

1547 - 1578

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Austria has received more than 610,422 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). John of Austria is the 94th most popular military personnel, the 229th most popular biography from Germany (up from 243rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Military Personnel.

John of Austria was a Spanish general who led the Spanish army to victory in the Battle of Lepanto.

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  • 40

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John of Austria ranks 94 out of 1,468Before him are Tadeusz Kościuszko, Jan Žižka, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Subutai, Robert E. Lee, and Albert Kesselring. After him are Desmond Doss, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Hephaestion, Hermann Hoth, Heinrich Müller, and Vasily Chuikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1547, John of Austria ranks 2Before him is Miguel de Cervantes. After him are Justus Lipsius, Claude of France, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Stanisław Żółkiewski, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Oichi, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Mateo Alemán, Sanada Masayuki, and Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī. Among people deceased in 1578, John of Austria ranks 2Before him is Mihrimah Sultan. After him are Sebastian of Portugal, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Uesugi Kenshin, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Piali Pasha, Pierre Lescot, Sebastiano Venier, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, and Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, John of Austria ranks 229 out of 6,142Before him are Wilhelm Frick (1877), Nico (1938), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880), Thomas Müntzer (1489), Herbert Marcuse (1898), and Albert Kesselring (1885). After him are Ludwig Erhard (1897), Jupp Heynckes (1945), Wilhelm Pieck (1876), Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), Alexandra Feodorovna (1872), and Leopold von Ranke (1795).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, John of Austria ranks 21Before him are Erich Hartmann (1922), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), Michel Ney (1769), Wilhelm Canaris (1887), Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), and Albert Kesselring (1885). After him are Hermann Hoth (1885), Heinrich Müller (1900), Klaus Barbie (1913), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742), and Ludwig Beck (1880).