König von Polen Jan III. Sobieski – Biographical information from the WeGA

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Olesko Castle, the birthplace of John Sobieski (Source: Wikimedia)

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Basic data

Sobiesky, Johann; Sobietzki, Johannes Alternative Names
August 17, 1629 in Olesko
†

June 17, 1696 in Wilanów bei Warschau

Iconography

Olesko Castle, the birthplace of John Sobieski (Source: Wikimedia)

Portrait of John III by Jan Tricius (Source: Wikimedia)

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1657 (Source: Wikimedia)

John III Sobieski, the victor of the Battle of Khotyn (Source: Wikimedia)

Sobieski's coronation (1676), relief, Wilanów Palace (Source: Wikimedia)

Sobieski with the Order of the Holy Spirit, circa 1676 (Source: Wikimedia)

Sobieski defeats the Ottomans at the Battle of Vienna in 1683, by Martino Altomonte (Source: Wikimedia)

Polish coin minted during John III Sobieski reign, c. 1682 (Source: Wikimedia)

Victorious John III Sobieski at the Battle of Vienna in 1683, equestrian portrait by Jerzy Siemiginowski-Eleuter (Source: Wikimedia)

Sobieski sending message of victory to the Pope after the Battle of Vienna, by Jan Matejko, 1880, Vatican Museums (Source: Wikimedia)

Portrayal of Sobieski's royal crown, Gdańsk (Source: Wikimedia)

Sobieski and his sons (Source: Wikimedia)

Bildnis des Iohannes III., König von Polen, Kilian, Wolfgang Philipp - vor 1732 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Iohannes III., König von Polen, Kilian, Wolfgang Philipp - 1675/1732 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis von Johann III., König von Polen, 1676/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis von Johannes III., König von Polen, 1676/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Joannes III., König von Polen, 1674/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Iohannes III., König von Polen, 1676/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Ioannes III., König von Polen, 1675/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis des Johannes III., König von Polen, Boener, Johann Alexander - 1675/1720 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis von Iohannes III., König von Polen, 1651/1750 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

Bildnis von Ioannes III., König von Polen, 1775/1800 (Quelle: Digitaler Portraitindex)

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Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, https://weber-gesamtausgabe.de/A003273 (Version 4.9.1 of February 5, 2024)
Last change of this document on March 25, 2021

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