Scroll with an image of King Jan III Sobieski, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house Marek Miha. The portrait is a colourful interpretation of drawings from the cycle Poczet królów i książąt polskich executed in pencil by Jan Matejko.
JAN SOBIESKI (1629 – 1696)
He came from a magnate family. In 1674, the nobility elected him king. Jan III Sobieski was an outstanding commander who achieved some of the greatest military successes of Polish arms, including the Battle of Chocim (1673) and the famous relief of Vienna (1683). He was also a great patron of culture and the arts. On the other hand, he did little in matters of foreign, domestic policy and economy. He did not stop the negative processes decaying the Polish state with increasing speed.
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