House of Sobieski

For people with the surname, see Sobieski.
Sobieski

Janina
Parent house
CountryPoland
Founded1674 Free election
Current headExtinct
Final rulerJohn III Sobieski
Titles
Estate(s)Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus

The House of Sobieski (plural: Sobiescy, feminine form: Sobieska) was a prominent magnate family of Polish nobility in the 16th and 17th centuries, from which the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Jan III Sobieski originated. The family used the Janina coat of arms.

History

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According to the family's legend, it traced its lineage to a Polish duke, Leszek II the Black. Another family legend said that they were the descendants of Duke Sobiesław, the son of Leszko III, a legendary ruler of the Popielids dynasty. The family reached the height of its power and importance in the late 16th and 17th centuries, when one of its members was elected King of Poland: John III Sobieski (Jan III Sobieski). The last male member of the branch of the family that began with John's grandfather, Marek Sobieski, in the 16th century was Jakub Ludwik Sobieski (1667–1737).

Coat of arms

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The Sobieski family used the Janina coat of arms, and their motto was Vel cum hoc, vel super hoc.

Apotheosis of John III Sobieski surrounded by his family.
John III Sobieski, the victor of the Battle of Vienna.
John III Sobieski, the victor of the Battle of Chocim.
Scutum Sobiescianum, a constellation created by Jan Heweliusz to commemorate the victory of the Polish forces led by King John III in the Battle of Vienna.
  • Coat of Arms of John III Sobieski as the King of Poland
    Coat of Arms of John III Sobieski as the King of Poland
  • Portrayal of Sobieski's royal crown, Gdańsk.
    Portrayal of Sobieski's royal crown, Gdańsk.

Notable members

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Picture Name Born Death Parents Consorts Functions and Offices
Stanisław Sobieski c. 1450 1508/1516 Mikołaj Sobieski
Jadwiga		 Małgorzata Krzyniecka Szlachcic, owner of Sobieszyn
Piotr Sobieski c. 1460 after 1508 Mikołaj Sobieski
Jadwiga		 Unknown by Name heiress
of the village Bychawka		 Szlachcic, owner of Lędo
Sebastian Sobieski c. 1486 1557 Stanisław Sobieski
Małgorzata Krzyniecka		 Barbara Giełczewska Szlachcic
Jan Sobieski c. 1518 1564 Sebastian Sobieski
Barbara Giełczewska		 Katarzyna Gdeszyńska Rotmistrz of Cavalry
Marek Sobieski c. 1550 1605 Jan Sobieski
Katarzyna Gdeszyńska		 Jadwiga Snopkowska
Katarzyna Tęczyńska		 Voivode of Lublin Voivodship
Sebastian Sobieski c. 1552 1614 Jan Sobieski
Katarzyna Gdeszyńska		 Anna Zebrzydowska Court Standard-Bearer of the Crown
Jakub Sobieski 1590 1646 Marek Sobieski
Jadwiga Snopkowska		 Marianna Wiśniowiecka
Zofia Teofila Daniłowiczówna		 Magnate
Deputy of the Sejm
Aleksandra Sobieska c. 1590 1645 Marek Sobieski
Jadwiga Snopkowska		 Krzysztof Wiesiołowski Wife of Great Marshal of Lithuania
Zofia Sobieska c. 1586 unknown Marek Sobieski
Jadwiga Snopkowska		 Jan Mikołaj Wodyński Wife of Voivode of Podlasie
Katarzyna Sobieska c. 1582 unknown Marek Sobieski
Jadwiga Snopkowska		 Stanisław Radziejowski Wife of Voivode of Rawa and Łęczyca
castellan of Rawa Mazowiecka
Gryzelda Sobieska c. 1588 1621 Marek Sobieski
Jadwiga Snopkowska		 Dadżbóg Karnkowski
Jan Rozdrażewski		 Voivode of Dorpat
Carver of Queen Constance of Austria
Marek Sobieski 1628 1652 Jakub Sobieski
Zofia Teofila Daniłowiczówna		 none Starost of Jaworów and Krasnystaw
Rotmistrz of the Crown Army
John III Sobieski 1629 1696 Jakub Sobieski
Zofia Teofila Daniłowiczówna		 Marie Casimire Louise King of Poland
Katarzyna Sobieska 1634 1694 Jakub Sobieski
Zofia Teofila Daniłowiczówna		 Władysław Dominik Zasławski-Ostrogski
Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł		 Wife of Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania
and Field Hetman of Lithuania
Jakub Ludwik Sobieski 1667 1737 Jan III Sobieski
Marie Casimire Louise		 Jadwiga Elżbieta Amalia Sobieska Pretender to the thrones of:
Poland
Prussia
Moldavia
Hungary
Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska 1676 1730 Jan III Sobieski
Marie Casimire Louise		 Maximilian II Emanuel Wife of Elector of Bavaria
Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski 1677 1714 Jan III Sobieski
Marie Casimire Louise		 none Prince of Poland
Konstanty Władysław Sobieski 1680 1726 Jan III Sobieski
Marie Casimire Louise		 Maria Józefa Wessel Prince of Poland
Maria Karolina Sobieska 1697 1740 Jakub Ludwik Sobieski
Jadwiga Elżbieta Amalia Sobieska		 Frédéric Maurice Casimir de La Tour d'Auvergne
Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne		 Princess of Turenne
Duchess of Bouillon
Last surviving member of the family
Maria Klementyna Sobieska 1701 1735 Jakub Ludwik Sobieski
Jadwiga Elżbieta Amalia Sobieska		 James Francis Edward Stuart Wife of a pretender to the thrones of:
Scotland
Ireland
England

Palaces

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Famous descendants

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Among the descendants of John III Sobieski were one Holy Roman Emperor (simultaneously one King of Bohemia and one King of Germany), seven Kings of Saxony (simultaneously one Duke of Warsaw), one King of Bavaria, two Kings of Italy (simultaneously one Emperor of Ethiopia and one King of the Albanians), one Tsar of Bulgaria, one Emperor of Austria (simultaneously one King of Hungary), one Queen consort of Spain and one titular Queen consort of England, Ireland and Scotland.

Tree

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References

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  1. ^ Title of Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska
  2. ^ Title of Maria Karolina Sobieska
  3. ^ Title of Maria Karolina Sobieska
  4. ^ Title of Maria Clementina Sobieska (titular)
  5. ^ Title of Maria Clementina Sobieska (titular)
  6. ^ Title of Maria Clementina Sobieska (titular)
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