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This historical work presents the biography of Don John of Austria, the winner of the battle of Lepanto against the Ottoman Empire and many more combats. John was an illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He became a military chief in the service of, King Philip II of Spain, and is famous worldwide for his part as the admiral of the Holy Alliance fleet at the Battle of Lepanto. The author of this work, Spanish writer and journalist Luis Coloma, built interest in the readers by introducing a new kind of book that was a mixture of novel and history. He displayed the story of Don John of Austria from his tempting childhood to his death. This work is neatly documented and described to verify the facts further. Since one cannot separate the life and legacy of Don John of Austria from the turbulent period in which he lived, this work represents the history of Spain during his era. This incredible history remains exciting to the very end.

Excerpt from Don John, Vol. 3 of 3: A Story Sometimes one Who has very good cause for suspicion against another, repudiates it heartily for a long time, and obstinately holds on to a hope that it is groundless. On the memorable day of the picnic, the day When Lancey stole the ring, his mother, as she entered her dressing-room after coming home, noticed a small piece of folded writing-paper on the floor, under her table. She picked it up carelessly; it was one leaf of a ridiculous letter from Don John to Lancey. It had been Shown to her already, was full of jokes, in fact vol. III. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.