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.
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
Augustus II the Strong
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Augustus II the Strong, was Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belong
John III Sobieski
…Christendom. Suffering from poor health and obesity in later life, Sobieski died in 1696 and was buried at Wawel Cathedral in Kraków. He was succeeded by Augustus II the Strong. John Sobieski was born on 17 August 1629, in Olesko, now in Ukraine, then part of the Ruthenian Voivodeship in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland…
Portrait of Augustus with the star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle, by Louis de Silvestre
Augustus II by Marcello Bacciarelli
Election of Augustus II for King of Poland in Wola near Warsaw in 1697
Equestrian statue of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden