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John III Sobieski

1629 - 1696

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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. Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Europe in his youth. As a soldier and later commander, he fought in the Khmelnytsky Uprising, the Russo-Polish War and during the Swedish invasion known as the Deluge. Sobieski demonstrated his military prowess during the war against the Ottoman Empire and established himself as a leading figure in Poland and Lithuania. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John III Sobieski is the 406th most popular politician (down from 374th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 8th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Ukrainian Politician.

John III Sobieski is most famous for leading the Polish army to victory over the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Vienna in 1683.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John III Sobieski ranks 406 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander Dubček, Oscar II of Sweden, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Constantine III, Rudolf I of Germany, and Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. After him are Thutmose III, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Charles VIII of France, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Croesus, and Francis II of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1629, John III Sobieski ranks 2. Before him is Christiaan Huygens. After him are Alexis of Russia, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Pieter de Hooch, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, Gabriël Metsu, John of Austria the Younger, Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Narai, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and Cornelis Tromp. Among people deceased in 1696, John III Sobieski ranks 1. After him are Mariana of Austria, Ivan V of Russia, Empress Meishō, Jean de La Bruyère, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Giovanni Pietro Bellori, Murad Giray, Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach, Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau, and Jean Domat.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, John III Sobieski ranks 9 out of 1,365. Before him are Hurrem Sultan (1502), Nikolai Gogol (1809), Golda Meir (1898), Edgar de Wahl (1867), Sergei Prokofiev (1891), and Viktor Yanukovych (1950). After him are Stefania Turkewich (1898), Stepan Bandera (1909), Volodymyr Zelensky (1978), Kazimir Malevich (1879), Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595), and Mikhail Bulgakov (1891).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine

Among politicians born in Ukraine, John III Sobieski ranks 6. Before him are Leon Trotsky (1879), Leonid Brezhnev (1906), Hurrem Sultan (1502), Golda Meir (1898), and Viktor Yanukovych (1950). After him are Stepan Bandera (1909), Volodymyr Zelensky (1978), Hafsa Sultan (1479), Viktor Yushchenko (1954), Leonid Kuchma (1938), and Ivan Mazepa (1639).

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