John III, Sobieski (1624–1696)
King of Poland from 1674. He became commander-in-chief of the army in 1668 after victories over the Cossacks and Tatars. A victory over the Turks in 1673 helped to get him elected to the Polish throne, and he saved Vienna from the besieging Turks in 1683.
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