MILITARY PERSONNEL

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Austria the Younger has received more than 204,868 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John of Austria the Younger is the 417th most popular military personnel (up from 429th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Spain (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 5th 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 417 out of 2,058. Before him are Henri Guisan, Mitsuru Ushijima, Israel Tal, Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, Nogi Maresuke, and Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim. After him are Nikolai Kuznetsov, Richard Winters, Erasmo of Narni, Shoichi Yokoi, Gaius Claudius Glaber, and Yonatan Netanyahu.

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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, Pieter de Hooch, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, Gabriël Metsu, and Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Narai, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, and Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg. Among people deceased in 1679, John of Austria the Younger ranks 6. Before him are Thomas Hobbes, Jan Steen, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, and Joost van den Vondel. After him are John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, Marie de Rohan, Willem van Aelst, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Jean François Paul de Gondi, and Francesco Barberini.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, John of Austria the Younger ranks 325 out of 3,355. Before him are Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285), Rafael Benítez (1960), Prudentius (348), Amancio Amaro (1939), and Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799). After him are Rafael Nadal (1986), John of Ávila (1500), Benjamin of Tudela (1130), Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), Francisco Largo Caballero (1869), and Pompeu Fabra (1868).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, John of Austria the Younger ranks 5. Before him are Roland (736), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), and Juan Pujol García (1912). After him are José Sanjurjo (1872), Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), Antonio Tejero (1932), Inés Suárez (1507), Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), Serena (365), and José Miaja (1878).

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