Thursday, 1 November 2018

Don Juan de Austria | Timeline

 Don Juan de Austria (John of Austria) (24 February 1547 – 1 October 1578) was an illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He became a military leader in the service of his half-brother, King Philip II of Spain, and is best known for his role as the admiral of the Holy Alliance fleet at the Battle of Lepanto. (Intro from Wikipedia)

February 24, 1547 - Regensburg - Juan de Austria is born in Bavaria, of a relationship between Emperor Charles V and Barbara Blomberg
January(?) 1(?), 1550 - Leganés - Juan de Austria, almost 3 years old, is taken to Spain by adoptive parents
February(?) 24(?), 1554 - Villagarcía de Campos, Valladolid - At the age of 7, he is taken to the Castle of Don Luis de Quijada
July 5, 1558 - Monastery of Yuste - Juan de Austria arrives with his tutor to meet his father, Charles V
September 21, 1558 - Monastery of Yuste - One of those present at the deathbed of Charles V
Juan de Austria 1559-60
(Sánchez Coello)
May 21, 1559 - Valladolid - Public presentation of Juan de Austria, aged 12, in an "auto-de-fé" (act of faith), directed by the Archbishop of Seville
August(?) 21(?), 1559 - ? - King Philip II meets his half brother, Juan de Austria and grants him rights
November(?) 2(?), 1561 - Alcalá de Henares - Don Juan de Austria, aged 16, is sent to the University of Alcalá for training
November 15, 1565 - Getafe - Don Juan de Austria revisits his school time in Getafe =(START)
August 12, 1566 - Valsaín Palace, SE of Segovia - Don Juan de Austria present at the birth of the "Infanta"(spanish princess), his niece
October(?) 15(?), 1567 - Valladolid - Don Juan of Austria is appointed by the king for the office of Admiral of the Navy
May(?) 24(?), 1568 - Madrid - Don Juan of Austria leaves for the Coast
June 2, 1568 - Cartagena - Don Juan of Austria arrives at Cartagena. He meets with Alvaro de Bazán, Gil de Andrade and others. - It is decided to leave to help Giovanni Andrea Doria
June 3, 1568 - Cartagena - Don Juan de Austria enters for the first time on a ship under his command
June 12, 1568 - Almería - Sails to the coast of Granada, where berber corsair were suspected to be hiding
July 9, 1568 - Melilla - Don Juan de Austria inspects the fort of Melilla
September 30, 1568 - Madrid - Juan de Austria returns to Madrid after his first Mediterranean cruise
March(?) 25(?), 1569 - Aranjuez - King Felipe II and Don Juan de Austria were at Aranjuez
February 10, 1570 - Galera, Huéscar - Don Juan de Austria conquers and destroys the rebellious village of Galera
March(?) 1(?), 1570 - Serón, E of Guadix - Don Juan de Austria conquers the rebel village of Serón
April(?) 26(?), 1570 - Alpujarra de la Sierra - Don Juan de Austria conquers the rebel village of Alpujarra de la Sierra
July(?) 25(?), 1571 - Barcelona - Don Juan de Austria sails to assist Gian Andrea Doria
September 16, 1571 - Naples - Don Juan de Austria departs to Corfu with Andrea Doria (and Miguel de Cervantes)
Battle of Lepanto, 1571
September 26, 1571 - Corfu - Arrival at Corfu
October 7, 1571 - Gulf of Patras - Battle of Lepanto - Don Juan de Austria commands the christian side
October 9, 1571 - Petalà Inlets - The armada takes shelter from bad weather
October 15, 1571 - Petalà Inlets - The weather improves. The armada sails for Messina
November 1, 1571 - Messina - Arrival at Messina
July 7, 1572 - Messina - Departs to Palermo with Miguel de Cervantes
July 15, 1572 - Palermo - A letter from the King arrives, ordering Don Juan de Austria to go to Corfu
August 2, 1572 - Crotone - On his way to Corfu
August 5, 1572 - Otranto, SE of Lecce - On his way to Corfu
August 9, 1572 - Corfu - Arrival at Corfu
September 7, 1572 - Corfu - Departs to Igomenitsa
September 10, 1572 - Igomenitsa - The turkish fleet is detected
September 12, 1572 - Kefallonia, mouth of the Gulf of Patras
September 15, 1572 - Strofades Islands - 44 km SSE Zakynthos
September 18, 1572 - Methoni
September 26, 1572 - Navarino Bay - Pylos
October 2, 1572 - Navarino (Pylos) - Navarino is taken
October 7 1572 - Navarino (Pylos) - Departs to Methoni
October 9, 1572 - Island of Zante
October 15, 1572 - Kefallonia, mouth of the Gulf of Patras
October 18, 1572 - Igomenitsa
October 20, 1572 - Corfu - Back at Corfu
October 22, 1572 - Corfu - Departs to Messina
October 26, 1572 - Messina - Arrival at Messina
October 11, 1573 - Tunis - Tunis is retaken by the spanish
October 15, 1573 - Bizerta - The Spanish loose the battle to the turks
November 1, 1573 - Naples - Travels to Naples
May 1, 1577 - Brussels, Belgium - Don Juan de Austria's "Glorious Entry" in Brussels
July(?) 1(?), 1577 - Namur - Don Juan of Austria takes the citadel of Namur
December(?) 1(?), 1577 - Luxembourg - Juan de Austria makes Luxembourg his base
January 31, 1578 - Gembloux, Namur - Battle of Gembloux - Spanish Victory
July 31, 1578 - Rijmenam, Belgium - Battle of Rijmenam - Strategic defeat
October 1, 1578 - Bouge(Namur) - Don Juan de Austria dies due to typhoid fever, aged 31 =(END)

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