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Gotthold K.S. Rhode. John III Sobieski was the elective king of Poland (1674–96), a soldier who drove back the Ottoman Turks and briefly restored the kingdom of Poland-Lithuania to greatness for the last time. Sobieski’s ancestors were of the lesser nobility, but one of his great-grandfathers was the famous.
John III Sobieski (Polish: Jan III Sobieski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈtʂɛt͡ɕi sɔˈbʲɛskʲi]); Lithuanian: Jonas III Sobieskis (Lithuanian pronunciation: ['joːnäs so'bʲɛskis]); Latin: Ioannes III Sobiscius (Latin pronunciation: [joˈannɛs soˈbiʃiʊs]) 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696.
Sep 12, 2022 · On 20 August 1683, King Jan III Sobieski, on his way to Vienna, wanted to pray in the church in Piekary Śląskie, where he attended a mass and asked for victory in front of the image of Our Lady. Sobieski took about 27,000 soldiers of the Crown from Kraków, including 24 hussar banners, not waiting for the Lithuanian troops who were running late.
The Battle of Vienna[ a ] took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 12 September 1683 [ 2 ] after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle was fought by the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarchy) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, both under the command of King John III Sobieski ...
Sep 12, 2020 · Jan Sobieski, the elected king of Poland, a veteran commander, had arrived with the relief expedition, made of Polish and German and Austrian troops. It was a much larger army than the one that ...
Sep 12, 2023 · On September 12, 1683, history bore witness to a moment of extraordinary valor and unity in the Battle of Vienna. This crucial clash saw Christian forces, led by King Jan III Sobieski of Poland, joining together to defend Europe against the Ottoman Empire's advance. Vienna, the heart of the Holy Roman Empire, was under dire siege by the Ottoman ...
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Sobieski’s marriage to Marie d’Arquien was for those times, however, an unusual union of love, and the letters of both lovers are phenomenal proof of this. Even after years together, their love did not fade. Sobieski’s love letters to Marysieńka, as he affectionately called her, are also an interesting example of Baroque literature.
