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John III Sobieski was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696.
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politics · Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1674 to 1696 · military leader · politician · monarch · also John III Sobieski, Jan III Sobieski, Sobieski
Born 17 August 1629 · Died 17 June 1696 · Q53454
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s defeating the Ottoman Empire. See also History of Poland (1569–1795) Wilanów Palace List of Poles List of Polish monarchs Scutum Sobieski References Bibliography Tindal Palmer, Alicia (1815), Authentic memoirs of John Sobieski, King of Poland, Printed for the author and sold by Longman Red. (Eds.) (1962–1964).
Opis: mowa otwierająca rządy, wygłoszona podczas rady wojennej.
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“s defeating the Ottoman Empire. See also History of Poland (1569–1795) Wilanów Palace List of Poles List of Polish monarchs Scutum Sobieski References Bibliography Tindal Palmer, Alicia (1815), Authentic memoirs of John Sobieski, King of Poland, Printed for the author and sold by Longman Red. (Eds.) (1962–1964).”
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The city of Vienna rejected a monument to King Jan Sobieski due to concerns about Islamophobia and anti-Turkish sentiment
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Died 1696-06-17.
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“Opis: mowa otwierająca rządy, wygłoszona podczas rady wojennej.”
“Opis: przemowa do żołnierzy przed bitwą pod Wiedniem w 1683.”
“Nauka wszędzie człowieka zdobi – i na wojnie, i u dworu, i doma, i w Rzeczypospolitej widzimy to, że ludzie więcej sobie ważą chudego pachołka uczonego aniżeli pana wielkiego a błazna, co go sobie więc palcem ukazują.”
Awarded Fidei defensor (1684).
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Career landmark: coronation.
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Career landmark: King of Poland (1674–1696).
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Career landmark: Great Hetman of the Crown (1668–1674).
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Career landmark: field crown hetman (1666–1668).
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Career landmark: Great Marshal of the Crown (1665–1674).
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Born 1629-08-17.
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