House of Sobieski

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.

Sobieski

Janina
Parent house
  • Wiśniowieccy
  • Żółkiewski
  • Radziwiłł
  • Lubomirscy
CountryPoland
Founded1674 Free election
Current headExtinct
Final rulerJohn III Sobieski
Titles
  • King of Poland
  • Grand Duke of Lithuania
  • Grand Duke of Ruthenia
  • Grand Duke of Prussia
  • Grand Duke of Masovia
  • Grand Duke of Samogitia
  • Grand Duke of Livonia
  • Grand Duke of Smolensk
  • Grand Duke of Kiev
  • Grand Duke of Volhynia
  • Grand Duke of Podlasie
  • Grand Duke of Severia
  • Grand Duke of Chernihiv
  • Electress of Bavaria
  • Princesses of Turenne
  • Duchess of Bouillon
  • Queen consort of England
  • Queen consort of Ireland
  • Queen consort of Scotland
Estate(s)Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus
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