Sobieski | |
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Janina | |
Parent house | |
Country | Poland |
Founded | 1674 Free election |
Current head | Extinct |
Final ruler | John III Sobieski |
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Estate(s) | Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus |
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.