Sobieski Explained
Sobieski (singular masculine; singular feminine: Sobieska; plural: Sobiescy) is a Polish noble family name, and may refer to:
People
- Sobieski family, or the House of Sobieski, a notable family of Polish nobility, whose members included:
- Marek Sobieski (1549/1550–1605), voivode of Lublin, father of Jakub Sobieski
- Jakub Sobieski (1590–1646), father of King John III Sobieski
- John III Sobieski (1629–1696), King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 to 1696
- Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski (1677–1714), son of King John III Sobieski
- Jakub Ludwik Sobieski (James Louis Henry Sobieski (1667–1737), son of King John III Sobieski and last male line descendant of Marek Sobieski
- Teofila Zofia Sobieska (1607–1661)
- Katarzyna Sobieska (1634–1694)
- Konstanty Władysław Sobieski (1680–1726)
- Maria Teresa Sobieska (1673–1675)
- Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676–1730), Polish princess
- Maria Klementyna Sobieska (1702–1735), wife of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender
- Maria Teresa Sobieska (1673–1675)
- Maria Karolina Sobieska (1697–1740), duchess of Bouillon and last surviving member of the family.
Other people with the surname Sobieski:
See also Sobieski Stuarts (1795–1872 & 1802–1880), two brothers who claimed Stuart ancestry.
Places
- Poland
- United States
Other uses
