Marek Sobieski Explained

Marek Sobieski should not be confused with Marek Sobieski (1628–1652).

Marek Sobieski
House-Type:Szlachta
Noble Family:Sobieski
Coa:Janina
Father:Jan Sobieski
Mother:Katarzyna Gdeszyńska h. Gozdawa
Spouse-Type:Consort
Issue:with Jadwiga Snopkowska
Jakub Sobieski
Zofia Sobieska
Aleksandra Marianna Sobieska
Katarzyna Sobieska
Gryzelda Sobieska
Anna Sobieska
Jan Sobieski
Helena Sobieska
Birth Date:1549/1550
Death Date:1605
Full Name:Marek Sobieski herbu Janina

Marek Sobieski (1549/1550  - 1605) was a Polish–Lithuanian noble (szlachcic).

He was a courtier from 1577, a Royal Court Chorąży (chorąży nadworny królewski) from 1581, a castellan of Lublin from 1597, and a voivode of Lublin Voivodeship from c. 1597/98.

He was the grandfather of Jan III Sobieski, the elected King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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