Don Juan José de Austria, Count of Oñate (1629 - 17 September 1679) was a Spanish general and political figure. He served as the prime minister of Spain between 1677 and 1679. Don (usually preceded in English by the),derived from Latin Dominus, is a Spanish (pron. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... The Prime Minister, or President of the Government (Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno), of Spain is the Spanish head of government. ... Events First performance of Racines tragedy, Phèdre Sarah Churchill marries John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Battle of Cassel, Philippe I of Orléans defeats William of Orange Mary II of England marries William of Orange English Statute of frauds is passed into law Battle of Landskrona Elias... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ...

He was recognized as the natural son of Philip IV of Spain, his mother, Maria Calderon, or Calderona, being an actress. Scandal accused her of a prodigality of favors which must have rendered the paternity of Don John very dubious. He was, however recognized by the king, received a princely education at Ocana and was amply endowed with commanderies in the military orders, and other forms of income. Philip IV (Spanish: Felipe IV,), (April 8, 1605 – September 17, 1665). ... Ocaña, a town of central Spain, in the province of Toledo; on the extreme north of the tableland known as the Mesa de Ocaña, with a station on the railway from Aranjuez to Cuenca. ...

Don John was sent in 1647 to Naples - then in the throes of the popular rising first led by Masaniello - with a squadron and a military force, to support the viceroy. The restoration of royal authority was due rather to the exhaustion of the insurgents and the follies of their French leader, the Henry, duke of Guise, than to the forces of Don John. // Events March 14 - Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. ... Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Nàpule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ... Masaniello, an abbreviation of Tommaso Aniello (1622 - July 16, 1647), was an Amalfi fisherman, who became leader of the revolt against Spanish rule in Naples in 1647. ... Henri II de Lorraine, 5e Duc de Guise (1614-1664) was a grandson of Henry I, Duke of Guise. ...

He was next sent as viceroy to Sicily, whence he was recalled in 1651 to complete the pacification of Catalonia, which had been in revolt since 1640. The excesses of the French, whom the Catalans had called in, had produced a reaction, and Don John had no much more to do than to preside over the final siege of Barcelona and the convention which terminated the revolt in October 1652. Sicilian redirects here. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Catalan,Spanish,Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32 114 km²  6,3% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 2nd  6 995 206  15,9%  217,82/km² GDP Total (2004) GDP: €157,124 billion GDP per /capita: $26,550 (4nd) Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Catalan... Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain, capital city of the autonomous community of Catalonia and the province with the same name. ...

On both occasions he had played the peacemaker, and this sympathetic part, combined with his own pleasant manners and handsome person with bright eyes and abundant raven-black hair - a complete contrast to the fair complexions of the Habsburgs - made him a popular favorite. In 1656 he was sent to command in Flanders, in combination with the prince of ??, then in revolt against his own sovereign. At the storming of the French camp at Valenciennes in 1656, Don John displayed brilliant personal courage at the head of a cavalry charge. When, however, he took a part in the leadership of the army at the battle of the Dunes fought against Turenne and the British forces sent over by Cromwell in 1658, he was completely beaten, in spite of the efforts of Conde, whose advice he neglected, and of the hard fighting of English Royalist exiles. // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has two main designations: a geographical region in the north of Belgium, corresponding to the Flemish region, a constituent part of the federal Belgian state. ... Valenciennes (Dutch: Valencijn) is a town and commune in northern France in the Nord département on the Scheldt river. ... Combatants France England United Provinces Spain Commanders Vicomte de Turenne Don John of Austria Louis II de Condé Strength 26,000 15,000 Casualties 500 dead or wounded 2,000 dead or wounded 4,000 captured The Battle of the Dunes, fought on June 14, 1658, is also known as... Turenne Henri de la Tour dAuvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often referred to as Turenne (September 11, 1611 – July 27, 1675) achieved military fame and became a Marshal of France. ... Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper, 1657. ...

During 1661 and 1662 he commanded against the Portuguese in Estremadura. The Spanish troops were ill-appointed, irregularly paid and un-trustworthy, but they were superior in numbers and some successes were gained. If Don John had not suffered from the indolence which Clarendon, who knew him, considered his chief defect, the Portuguese would have been hard pressed. The greater part of the south of Portugal was overrun, but in 1663 the Portuguese were reinforced by a body of English troops, and were put under the command of the Huguenot Schomberg. By him Don John was completely beaten at Estremos. Estremadura Estremadura is a historical province of Portugal. ... For people, places and things called Clarendon, see: Clarendon, England Clarendon, South Australia Clarendon, Jamaica Clarendon, New York Clarendon, Texas Clarendon, Virginia (a district of Arlington County) Clarendon (Washington Metro) Clarendon Press Earl of Clarendon Clarendon Films, a former British film studio This is a disambiguation page — a list of... Schomberg or Schömberg Placenames In Germany Pronunciation /SHEUM-buhrg/ Schömberg bei Gera Schömberg (Zollernalbkreis) Schömberg im Schwarzwald In North America Pronunciation /SHOHM-buhrg/ Schomberg, Ontario Persons Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg Charles de Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg Meinhard Schomberg Sites of interests Schomberg House Title Duke of Schomberg...

Even now he might not have lost the confidence of his father, if Queen Mariana, mother of the sickly infante Carlos, the only surviving legitimate son of the king, had not regarded the bastard with distrust and dislike. Don John was removed from command and sent to his commandery at Consuegra. After the death of Philip IV. in 1665 Don John became the recognized leader of the opposition to the government of Philip's widow, the queen regent. She and her favorite, the German Jesuit Nithard, seized and put to death one of his most trusted servants, Don Jose Malladas. Marie-Anne of Austria married her uncle, Philip IV of Spain, or Philip the Fat, and gave him an heir: Charles II of Spain, or Charles the bewitched. ... Charles II of Spain. ... Nithard (790 - 844), a Frankish historian, was the illegitimate son of Angilbert, the friend of Charlemagne, by Bertha, a daughter of the great emperor. ...

Don John, in return, put himself at the head of a rising of Aragon and Catalonia, which led to the expulsion of Nithard on the 25th of February 1669. Don John was, however, forced to content himself with the viceroyalty of Aragon. In 1677, the queen mother having aroused universal opposition by her shameless favor for Fernando de Valenzuela, Don John was able to drive her from court, and establish himself as prime minister. Great hopes were entertained of his administration, but it proved disappointing and short; he died in September 1679. Capital Zaragoza Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 4th  47 719 km²  9,4% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 11th  1 269 027  2,9%  26,59/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Aragonese  aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate... Fernando de Valenzuela (b. ...

The career of Don John can be followed in J. C. Dunlop's Memoirs of Spain 1621-1700 (Edin. 1834). John Colin Dunlop (circa 1785 - 1842), historian, son of a Lord Provost of Glasgow, Scotland, where and at Edinburgh he was educated, was elected to the Faculty of Advocates in 1807, and became Sheriff of Renfrewshire. ...

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