Oława
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Oława is a historic town in south-western Poland with 33,029 inhabitants. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, within the Wrocław metropolitan area. It is the seat of Oława County and of the
Castle Square in Oława with the Sobieski Castle
The Sobieski Castle in the 18th century
Town hall in Oława
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James Louis Sobieski
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James Louis Henry Sobieski was a son of John III Sobieski, king of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania, and Marie Casimire d'Arquien.
Oława
…17th century, the town was still part of the territory dominated by the Polish language. Oława found itself again under Polish rule, when Polish prince James Louis Sobieski, son of King John III Sobieski, became duke of Oława in years 1691–1737. Together with most of Silesia, the town became part of the Kingdom of Prussia…
Silesian Jakub Ludwik Sobieski
Portrait of Jakub Ludwik Sobieski with his father, c. 1680s by Jan Tricius
The Armenian monastery of Suceava was a base of operations in John III Sobieski's failed efforts to secure the Moldavian throne for his son Jakub.
This painting was commissioned by Jakub Sobieski in 1697. It depicts his deceased father pointing to a book entitled Hac Lege lego and accompanied by Jakub and his wife, suggesting that Jakub ought to be the next King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.