Ruler · 1629 – 1696

John III Sobieski

Lived 1629 – 1696; monarch, military leader, politician. King of Poland of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1674 – 1696; also in the line of Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.

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Lived: 1629 – 1696; 67 years
In office: 22 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: natural death; Kokkonen & Sundell

King of Poland

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth · the 9th of 15 dated reigns · 1530 – 1795

5 before

Władysław IV Vasa1632 – 1648

John II Casimir Vasa1648 – 1668

Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki1669 – 1673

John III Sobieski1674 – 1696

Augustus II the Strong1697 – 1706

Stanisław Leszczyński1704 – 1709

Augustus II the Strong1709 – 1733

3 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1674 – 1696 · 22 years · came to it aged 45

Left it: natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

the term records: death in office

Also in the line of Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (17th of 23).

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