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Also Known As Don John of Austria • Don Juan de Austria
Born February 24, 1547 • Regensburg • Germany
Died October 1, 1578 (aged 31) • near Namur • Spanish Netherlands
Title / Office governor-general (1576-1578), Netherlands
Notable Family Members father Charles V
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