House of Sobieski

According to the family's legend, it traced its lineage to a Polish duke, Leszek II the Black. Another family legend said that they were the descendants of Duke Sobiesław, the son of Leszko III, a legendary ruler of the Popielids dynasty. The family reached the height of its power and importance in the late 16th and 17th centuries, when one of its members was elected King of Poland: John III Sobieski (Jan III Sobieski). The last male member of the branch of the family that began with John's grandfather, Marek Sobieski, in the 16th century was Jakub Ludwik Sobieski (1667–1737).

The Sobieski family used the Janina coat of arms, and their motto was Vel cum hoc, vel super hoc.

Apotheosis of John III Sobieski surrounded by his family.

John III Sobieski, the victor of the Battle of Vienna.

John III Sobieski, the victor of the Battle of Chocim.

Scutum Sobiescianum, a constellation created by Jan Heweliusz to commemorate the victory of the Polish forces led by King John III in the Battle of Vienna.

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  Coat of Arms of John III Sobieski as the King of Poland
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  Portrayal of Sobieski's royal crown, Gdańsk.

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  St. Lawrence's Church in Żółkiew. Mausoleum of the Żółkiewski and Sobieski family
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  Wilanów Palace, Warsaw
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  Wilanów Palace, Warsaw

Among the descendants of John III Sobieski were one Holy Roman Emperor (simultaneously one King of Bohemia and one King of Germany), seven Kings of Saxony (simultaneously one Duke of Warsaw), one King of Bavaria, two Kings of Italy (simultaneously one Emperor of Ethiopia and one King of the Albanians), one Tsar of Bulgaria, one Emperor of Austria (simultaneously one King of Hungary), one Queen consort of Spain and one titular Queen consort of England, Ireland and Scotland.

• The Beginnings of the Career of the Sobieski Family at the Wilanów Palace Museum