John Joseph of Austria, also called John the Younger 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 m
The young Don John as general of the Spanish army by Jusepe de Ribera
Triumphal entry of Don John into the Southern Netherlands, attributed to David Teniers III
Fernando de Valenzuela, 1st Marquis of Villasierra, Grandee of Spain, served as a trusted advisor and valido to Mariana of Austria, Queen Regent of Spain.
Fernando de Valenzuela, 1st Marquis of Villasierra, ca 1660
The entry to Ronda, where the Valenzuela family settled in 1485
Mariana of Austria, Queen Regent; by Velázquez, 1660