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John of Austria (German: Johann von Österreich, Spanish: Juan de Austria; 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. John became a military leader in the service of his half-brother, King Philip II of Spain, Charles V ...
Biography. John was born in Florence, the thirteenth child of the Habsburg Grand Duke Leopold I of Tuscany (Archduke of Austria and later Emperor) and Maria Louisa of Spain. He was baptized with the name of John Baptist Joseph Fabian Sebastian, [1] after the patron saint of the Tuscan capital. In 1790, Leopold succeeded his brother Joseph II as ...
Biography of Don Juan of Austria. Don Juan of Austria, also known as John of Austria, was born in 1547 in Regensburg, Bavaria. He was the illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V and Barbara Blomberg, the daughter of the mayor of Regensburg. Although his father initially did not recognize him, he later acknowledged him as his son in his will.
John of Austria. John of Austria ( German: Johann von Österreich, Spanish: Juan de Austria; 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. John became a military leader in the service of his half-brother, King Philip II ...
Quick Reference. (Span., Don Juan; 1547–1578), captain general of the Mediterranean Sea and governor general of the Netherlands. Illegitmate son of Emperor Charles V, John was born in Regensburg, raised in Spain ... From: John of Austria in The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation ». Subjects: History — Early Modern History (1500 to 1700)
John of Austria was born in Regensburg as the illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V and commoner and singer Barbara Blomberg. The Emperor was a very powerful man at the time but refused to acknowledge the infant. He made sure that John was taken from his mother and arranged for Luis Quijada, his old friend, to take care of him.
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Other articles where John is discussed: Klemens von Metternich: Ministry during the Napoleonic Wars: …particular those of the archduke John (who was put under house arrest for planning a premature anti-French rising in the Alps), Metternich firmly adhered to neutrality while Austria secretly rearmed. He even drew Saxony into the neutral camp for a time. When, later in 1813, Saxony’s return ...
