Don John of Austria

Also known as: Don John · Family: Christian · Role: commander-in-chief · First appears: Part 1, Ch. 39.1

Life events

• Don John seized Tunis, installed Muley Hamet, and ended Muley Hamida’s hopes of returning to reign.(Part 1, Ch. 39.2 · 📍 Tunis)
  • With: Muley Hamet Muley Hamida
  • “Don John had seized Tunis and taken the kingdom from the Turks, and placed Muley Hamet in possession, putting an end to the hopes which Muley Hamida, the cruelest and bravest Moor in the world, entertained of returning to reign there.”
• The Goletta and the fort fell to the Turkish assault, ending Don John’s foothold near Tunis.(Part 1, Ch. 39.2 · 📍 Goletta)
  • “At length the Goletta fell, and the fort fell”

Part 1, Ch. 39.1

• servant: the captive “It was known as a fact that the Most Serene Don John of Austria, natural brother of our good king Don Philip, was coming as commander-in-chief of the allied forces, and rumours were abroad of the vast warlike preparations which were being made, all which stirred my heart and filled me with a longing to take part in the campaign which was expected;”
• siblings with Don Philip “It was known as a fact that the Most Serene Don John of Austria, natural brother of our good king Don Philip, was coming as commander-in-chief of the allied forces, and rumours were abroad of the vast warlike preparations which were being made, all which stirred my heart and filled me with a longing to take part in the campaign which was expected;”

Part 1, Ch. 39.2

• servant: Muley Hamet “We returned to Constantinople, and the following year, seventy-three, it became known that Don John had seized Tunis and taken the kingdom from the Turks, and placed Muley Hamet in possession, putting an end to the hopes which Muley Hamida, the cruelest and bravest Moor in the world, entertained of returning to reign there.”
• enemies with Muley Hamida “We returned to Constantinople, and the following year, seventy-three, it became known that Don John had seized Tunis and taken the kingdom from the Turks, and placed Muley Hamet in possession, putting an end to the hopes which Muley Hamida, the cruelest and bravest Moor in the world, entertained of returning to reign there.”
• enemies with Selim “The following year, seventy-three, it became known that Don John had seized Tunis and taken the kingdom from the Turks, and placed Muley Hamet in possession, putting an end to the hopes which Muley Hamida, the cruelest and bravest Moor in the world, entertained of returning to reign there.”
• protégé: Muley Hamet “The following year, seventy-three, it became known that Don John had seized Tunis and taken the kingdom from the Turks, and placed Muley Hamet in possession”

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Extracted from the original text of Don Quixote (Ormsby's translation). Made with Rho MD.