Jan Sobieski: Savior of Vienna and Polish King

Jan Sobieski

A nobleman, military commander, and statesman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth who served as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 to 1696. Demonstrating outstanding military genius as Grand Hetman, he commanded forces in wars against the Cossacks, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire. His decisive victories over the Ottoman army, particularly at the Battle of Khotyn in 1673 and the Battle of Vienna in 1683, made him a renowned military leader across Europe. During the relief of Vienna, he led the Polish cavalry to rout the Ottoman army and came to be known as the "Savior of Vienna." On the other hand, as king, his actions were constrained by domestic political opposition and the extensive powers of the nobility, preventing him from achieving full success in his Baltic policy and royal succession efforts.

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Year	Jan Sobieski
1629	Birth of Jan Sobieski (Period: August 17, 1629, Location: Olesko (present-day Lviv Oblast, Ukraine))
1646	Study in France and Grand Tour of Europe (Jan Sobieski, Age: 16 years old, Period: c. 1646–1648, Location: France, Netherlands, Germany, etc.)
1655	Deluge (Second Northern War, Age: 25 years old, Period: 1655–1660, Location: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Swedish Poland, etc.) Full-scale Participation in the Polish Army (Age: 25 years old, Period: 1655–1660, Location: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
1660	Polish–Cossack–Tatar War (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1660s, Location: Ukraine, Southeastern Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
1665	Marriage (Jan Sobieski, Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, Age: 35 years old, Period: July 5, 1665 (Official Marriage), Location: Lviv (present-day Lviv, Ukraine))
1668	Appointment as Grand Crown Hetman (Jan Sobieski, Age: 38 years old, Period: 1668, Location: Warsaw and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
1673	Battle of Khotyn (Age: 44 years old, Period: November 11, 1673, Location: Khotyn (present-day Ukraine))
1674	Election as King (Jan Sobieski, Age: 44 years old, Period: May 19, 1674, Location: Warsaw (present-day Poland))
1675	Defense of Lviv (Age: 45 years old, Period: 1675, Location: Lviv (present-day Lviv, Ukraine)) Strengthening Diplomatic Relations with France (Age: 45 years old, Period: c. 1675–1679, Location: Warsaw, France, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
1676	Coronation (Edward Tudor, Age: 46 years old, Period: February 2, 1676, Location: Kraków (present-day Poland)) Battle of Żurawno (Age: 47 years old, Period: September 24–October 14, 1676, Location: Żurawno (present-day Ukraine))
1677	Development of Wilanów Palace (Age: 47 years old, Period: 1677–1696, Location: Wilanów (present-day Warsaw))
1683	Relief of Vienna and the Battle of Vienna (Age: 54 years old, Period: September 12, 1683, Location: Vienna and Kahlenberg (present-day Austria)) Lifting of the Siege of Vienna (Age: 54 years old, Period: September 12, 1683, Location: Vienna (present-day Austria))
1684	Participation in the Holy League (Age: 54 years old, Period: 1684, Location: Linz and Vienna Surroundings)
1691	Moldavian Campaign (Age: 61 years old, Period: 1686, 1691, Location: Moldavia (present-day Romania/Moldova Area))
1696	Death of Jan Sobieski (Age: 66 years old, Period: June 17, 1696)

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Roman Empire	Rudolf II Matthias Ferdinand II Ferdinand Ernst Leopold I Charles VI Maria Theresa
Habsburg Family	Leopold Felician Prince Eugene Kara Mustafa Pasha Jan Sobieski Charles V
Science and Astronomy	Tycho Brahe Jan Baptist van Helmont Georg Marcgrave Georg Ernst Stahl Lorenz Heister Albrecht von Haller Philip Clüver Maria Sibylla Merian Johann Georg Gmelin
Music & Art	Peter Paul Rubens Heinrich Schütz Dieterich Buxtehude Johann Pachelbel Georg Philipp Telemann Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt Johann Balthasar Neumann

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