Royal John III Sobieski

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John III Sobieski

Living place: Poland

Birthday: 17-8-1629

Global rank: #98465

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Who is Royal John III Sobieski?
Remembered for ruling during a stable period in Polish-Lithuanian history, this regent served seventeen centuries from 1674 until 1696 when both Grand Duke of Lithuania and king of Poland. A popular military leader in several battles against the Ottoman Empire, he was nicknamed the "Lion of Lechistan." He is perhaps most famous for his victorious 1683 Battle of Vienna.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was born in Olesko, Poland (now Ukraine) to noble parents Jakub Sobieski and Zofia Teoollia Danilowicz. He graduated from Jagiellonian University in the mid-1640s..

Family life info

His marriage to Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien resulted in nine children.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Royal John III Sobieski?
He was an elder of the English king James II.

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When was Royal John III Sobieski born?
John III Sobieski was born in 17-8-1629, death year is , at the age of 395.
Where is Royal John III Sobieski's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
John III Sobieski was born in Poland. is a Royal, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Snake. John III Sobieski's global rank is 98465 and whose rank is 225 in list of famous Royal.
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Events in 1629 and 17-8

Birthday John III Sobieski (17-8) in history

  • Day 17-8 year 1807: Robert Fulton's steamboat, the Clermont, began its trip up the Hudson River to Albany.
  • Day 17-8 year 1863: Fort Sumter, S.C. was bombarded by Union ships during the Civil War.
  • Day 17-8 year 1896: Prospectors found gold in Alaska, a discovery that set off the Klondike gold rush.
  • Day 17-8 year 1945: Indonesian nationalists proclaimed independence from the Netherlands.
  • Day 17-8 year 1962: 18-year-old Peter Fechter was shot and killed by guards at the Berlin Wall, spurring riots.
  • Day 17-8 year 1969: Hurricane Camille devastated the Gulf Coast, killing 248 people.
  • Day 17-8 year 1978: The first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight landed outside of Paris.
  • Day 17-8 year 1987: Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's second in command, committed suicide.
  • Day 17-8 year 2008: U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal, breaking the record set by Mark Spitz in the 1972 Games. Phelps also set the record for the most golds in a single Olympics.
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