Sobieski
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Sobieski is a Polish
Poles
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 noble family
Nobility
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 name, and may refer to:

People

  • Sobieski family
    Sobieski family
    Sobieski family of Janina coat of arms, also known as House of Sobieski due to their royalty connections, were a notable family of Polish nobility. According to the family's legend, disproved by modern historians, it traced its lineage to Polish duke, Leszek II the Black...

    , or the House of Sobieski, a notable family of Polish nobility, whose members included:
in the male line:
    • Marek Sobieski
      Marek Sobieski
      *For other Marek Sobieskis, see Marek Sobieski .Marek Sobieski was a Polish-Lithuanian noble ....

       (1549/1550–1605), voivode of Lublin, father of Jakub Sobieski
    • Jakub Sobieski
      Jakub Sobieski
      Jakub Sobieski was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, parliamentarian, diarist, political activist, military leader and father of King Jan III Sobieski. Son of castellan and voivode Marek Sobieski and Jadwiga Snopkowska.- Life :...

       (1590-1646), father of King John III Sobieski
    • John III Sobieski
      John III Sobieski
      John III Sobieski was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and...

      , King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 to 1696
    • Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski
      Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski
      Aleksander Benedykt Stanisław Sobieski was the son of John III Sobieski, King of Poland, and his wife, Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien....

       (1677 – 1714), son of King John III Sobieski
    • Jakub Ludwik Sobieski
      Jakub Ludwik Sobieski
      James Louis Sobieski was the son of King John III of Poland and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien.-Biography:...

       (James Louis Henry Sobieski (1667-1737), another son of King John III Sobieski and last member of the family's branch started with Marek Sobieski
in the female line:
    • Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska
      Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska
      Theresa Kunegunda was an Electress of Bavaria and the Palatinate. She also served as Regent of the Palatinate in 1704–05.-Biography:...

       (1676-1730), Polish princess
    • Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735), wife of James Francis Edward Stuart
      James Francis Edward Stuart
      James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales was the son of the deposed James II of England...

      , the Old Pretender
    • Maria Karolina Sobieska
      Maria Karolina Sobieska
      Maria Karolina Sobieska was a Polish noble lady, daughter of Jakub Ludwik Sobieski. Known as Marie Charlotte or just Charlotte, she was the Princess of Turenne and later Duchess of Bouillon by marriage...

       (1697-1740) duchess of Bouillon and last surviving member of the family.
    • Maria Teresa Sobieska
      Maria Teresa Sobieska
      Maria Teresa Sobieska - Polish princess, daughter of King John III Sobieski and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien.-Biography:...

       (1673-1675)
    • Teofila Zofia Sobieska (1607-1661)
    • Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676-1730)
    • Katarzyna Sobieska
      Katarzyna Sobieska
      Katarzyna Sobieska was the sister of King of Poland Jan III Sobieski and a noble lady. She married Władysław Dominik Zasławski in 1650. She was later married to Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł on June 13, 1658....

       (1634-1694)


Other people with a surname Sobieski:
  • Ben Sobieski
    Ben Sobieski
    Benjamin James Sobieski is a retired American football player. He attended Mahtomedi Senior High School and the University of Iowa before being drafted in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills....

     (born 1979), American football player
  • Carol Sobieski
    Carol Sobieski
    Carol Sobieski was an American screenwriter whose work included the scripts for Annie and Fried Green Tomatoes .-Early life:...

     (1939 – 1990), American screenwriter
  • Leelee Sobieski
    Leelee Sobieski
    Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski , known professionally as Leelee Sobieski, is an American actress. Sobieski achieved recognition in her mid-teens for her performance in the 1998 film Deep Impact...

     (born 1982), American actress
  • Wacław Sobieski (1872-1935), Polish historian

Places

Poland
  • Sobieski, Masovian Voivodeship
    Sobieski, Masovian Voivodeship
    Sobieski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Joniec, within Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

    , in east-central Poland
  • Sobieski, Podlaskie Voivodeship
    Sobieski, Podlaskie Voivodeship
    Sobieski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mońki, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Mońki and north-west of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

    , in north-east Poland

United States
  • Sobieski, Minnesota
    Sobieski, Minnesota
    Sobieski is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 195 at the 2010 census.It was named after Polish Hero King Jan III Sobieski....

    , city
  • Sobieski, Wisconsin
    Sobieski, Wisconsin
    Sobieski, Wisconsin is an unincorporated census-designated place in Oconto County in northeastern Wisconsin. It is located within the town of Little Suamico. As of the 2010 census, its population is 259. Sobieski is home to six taverns, a daycare center, and a landfill of a Catholic church. It is...

    , census-designated place
  • Sobieski Corners, Wisconsin
    Sobieski Corners, Wisconsin
    Sobieski Corners is an unincorporated community located in the town of Little Suamico, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States....

    , an unincorporated community

Other uses

  • Sobieski Institute
    Sobieski Institute
    Instytut Sobieskiego is a think tank founded in Poland in 2004, known for its political advocacy of the polish right political movements and its support to Poland's formerly ruling Prawo i Sprawiedliwość party, that lost power in October 2007 after two years of ruling.It is committed to a...

     (Instytut Sobieskiego), a Polish think tank
  • Sobieski Vodka
    Sobieski Vodka
    Sobieski Vodka is produced in Poland from rye . It is named after Jan III Sobieski, a 17th century Polish king and military leader. Sobieski has been distilled since 1864. It comes in variety of flavours such as: Original , Peach, Mandarin, Vanilla, Melon, etc...

    , Polish vodka
  • MS Sobieski
    MS Sobieski
    M/S Sobieski was a Polish passenger ship built for the Polish Ocena Lines to replace the aging and ; a sister ship to the MS Chrobry. She was named in honour of the Polish king Jan III Sobieski....

    , a Polish liner used as a Troopship
    Troopship
    A troopship is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime...

     in World War II
    World War II
    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

    .
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