John of Austria

American  

noun

1. Don John, 1547?–78, Spanish naval commander and general: victor at the battle of Lepanto.

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John of Austria British  

noun

1. called Don John. 1547–78, Spanish general: defeated the Turks at Lepanto (1571)

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John of Austria

The Christian commander, Don John of Austria, later gave him a letter of commendation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chesterton imagines the fine Catholic realm that might have sprung forth had Mary Queen of Scots married Don John of Austria, the illegitimate brother of Philip II of Spain.

From Time Magazine Archive

He acquitted himself creditably in the great sea-battle of Lepanto, in which Don John of Austria destroyed the Turkish fleet, and won a slight raise in pay and a permanently maimed left hand.

From Time Magazine Archive

John of Austria rode on his right; and he was escorted by a pompous array of prelates and grandees, who seemed to vie with one another in the splendour of their costumes.

From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by Prescott, William Hickling

He informed Don John of Austria of his design, but concealed the name of the person.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio