Alonso Pérez de Guzmán 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia Military person

Don Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y de Zúñiga-Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (10 September 1550 – 26 July 1615), Grandee of Spain, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since 1581, was the commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada.

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Alonso Pérez de Guzmán 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Birth dateSeptember 01, 1550
Birth place
Spain , Province of Cádiz , Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Date of deathJuly 26, 1615
Place of death
Spain , Province of Cádiz , Sanlúcar de Barrameda

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allegianceSpain
military operations
Spanish Armada
Singeing the King of Spain's Beard
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
military branch
Spanish Navy
military command
('the Spanish Armada')
Invasion of England

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