Jakub Sobieski
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Jakub Sobieski was a Polish noble, parliamentarian, diarist, political activist, military leader and father of King John III Sobieski. He was the son of castellan and voivode Marek Sobieski and Jadwig
Jakub Sobieski 1580 1646
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John III Sobieski
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John III Sobieski was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696.
Jakub Sobieski
…Jakub Sobieski (5 May 1590 – 23 June 1646) was a Polish noble, parliamentarian, diarist, political activist, military leader and father of King John III Sobieski. He was the son of castellan and voivode Marek Sobieski and Jadwiga Snopkowska. Sobieski was educated in Kraków and Paris. He was a famed orator and…
Portrait by Daniel Schultz, c. 1680
Olesko Castle, the birthplace of John Sobieski
Portrait of John III Sobieski in Roman armour and a laurel wreath.
John III Sobieski, the victor of the Battle of Khotyn (Chocim) in 1673