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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

In order to prevent the danger, the admiral remitted the prince's letter to the king, who had already been informed of the affair by Don John of Austria, to whom Don Carlos had communicated it.

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

When the insurrection of the Moriscoes broke out in 1568, the eyes of men naturally turned on Don John of Austria, as the person who would most likely be sent to suppress it.

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