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King John III Sobieski died in Wilanów, Poland on 17 June 1696 from a sudden heart attack. His wife, Marie Casimire Louise , died in 1716 in Blois , France, and her body was returned to Poland. They are interred together in Wawel Cathedral , Kraków , [39] although his heart is interred separately in the Church of the Transfiguration in Warsaw ...
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Mar 15, 2024 · 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.
Jul 28, 2008 · In 1683, a Christian relief force led by John III Sobieski, King of Poland, repulsed the army of Mehmed IV, saving Western Europe from seemingly inevitable Muslim conquest. by Anthony Pagden 7/28/2008. Muslims battle Christians outside Vienna.
John III Sobieski , Polish Jan Sobieski, (born Aug. 17, 1629, Olesko, Pol.—died June 17, 1696, Wilanów), Elective king of Poland (1674–96). Named commander in chief of the Polish army (1668), he distinguished himself by victories over the Cossacks and Turks.
The King of Poland, John III Sobieski, prepared a relief expedition to Vienna during the summer of 1683, honoring his obligations to the treaty, and would depart from Kraków on 15 August. During this time most of Poland would be largely undefended, and taking advantage of the situation, Imre Thököly would attempt an invasion.
- 14 July 1683 – 12 September 1683, (1 month, 4 weeks and 1 day)
- Ottomans fail to take Vienna, Coalition (later the Holy League) forces invade territories in Hungary and the Balkans under Ottoman rule
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JOHN III SOBIESKI, KING OF POLAND. Reigned 1674 to 1696; b. Olesko, Galicia, June 2, 1624; d. Wilanow, June 17, 1696. Through his mother, he inherited the Zolkiewski fortune; through his father, the enormous Sobieski estates. He was one of the wealthiest nobles in Poland.
Jun 11, 2018 · John III (John Sobieski) (sôbyĕ´skē), 1624–96, king of Poland (1674–96), champion of Christian Europe against the Ottomans. Born to an ancient noble family, he was appointed (1668) commander of the Polish army.