John of Austria the Younger, Spanish general and politician, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (born 1629)

John Joseph of Austria

Spanish general and political figure (1629–1679)

John Joseph of Austria or John of Austria (the Younger) (Spanish: Don Juan José de Austria; 7 April 1629 – 17 September 1679) was a Spanish general and political figure. He was the only illegitimate son of Philip IV of Spain to be acknowledged by the King and trained for…

List of governors of the Habsburg Netherlands

The governor or governor-general of the Habsburg Netherlands was a representative appointed by the Holy Roman emperor (1504-1556), the king of Spain, and the archduke of Austria (1716-1794), to administer the Burgundian inheritance of the House of Habsburg in the Low Countries…