Don Juan de Austria in Spanish court dress 1572.

Don Juan de Austria around 1572

Don Juan de Austria around 1572.

Don Juan de Austria (Knight John of Austria; born February 24, 1547 Regensburg; † 1 October 1578 in Bouge, part of today Namur) was commander of the Spanish fleet and governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. He was the illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V and civil Barbara Blomberg of Regensburg.

Spanish court dress. 16th century baroque era.

Gallery: “Sheets for costume design: historical and folk costumes. Published by Franz Lipperheide, 1876-1887.

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1. Fashion under the Reigns of Louis XI., 1461 to 1515.
2. Fashion under the Reign of Francis I. 1515 to 1545.
3. Fashion under the Reign of Henry II. 1547 TO 1558.
4. Fashion under the Reign of Francis II. 1559 to 1560.
5. Fashion under the Reign of Charles IX. 1560 to 1574.
6. Fashion in the Reign of Henri III. 1574 to 1589.
7. Reigns of Henri IV. and Louis XIII. 1589 to 1643.
8. Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History.
9. Histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes de la renaissance de l’an 1461 á l’an 1574 by Paul Louis Victor de Giafferi.
10. The Corset and the Crinolin.
11. Characters of The Commedia dell’Arte. Italian Renaissance Theater.
12. On the history of costumes. From Ancient to the 19th century