series Van Nul tot Nu (1982), which tells the history of the Netherlands in comic book form, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán is caricatured as Tante Sidonia as a nod to Suske en Wiske. The children's fantasy novel The House with a Clock in Its Walls features an appearance by the Duke of Medina Sidonia, in command of the Armada, as a type of magical hologram. This element was not included in the 2018 film adaptation. The alternate history novel Ruled Britannia is set in a world where the Duke's Armada defeated the English. While the Duke does not appear, his fictitious nephew Baltasar Guzmán, an army officer, is a prominent character. Ancestry See also Duke of Medina Sidonia Medina Sidonia Notes References Commander of the Armada - the Seventh Duke of Medina Sidonia, Peter Pierson, 1989, Yale University Press, New Haven. From merciless invaders, Alexander McKee, 1963. The Armada, Garrett Mattingly, 1959. The Grand Strategy of Philip II, Geoffrey Parker, 1998. The Voyage of the Armada : The Spanish Story, David Howarth, 1981 External links 1550 births 1615 deaths 107 Alonso Knights of the Golden Fleece Spanish admirals People of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) People from Sanlúcar de Barrameda Grandees of Spain 16th-century military history of Spain 17th-century military history of Spain