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John III Sobieski (Polish: Jan III Sobieski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈtʂɛt͡ɕi sɔˈbʲɛskʲi]); Lithuanian: Jonas III Sobieskis (Lithuanian pronunciation: ['joːnäs so'bʲɛskis]); Latin: Ioannes III Sobiscius (Latin pronunciation: [joˈannɛs soˈbiʃiʊs]) 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696.
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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).
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A 1869 painting by January Suchodolski, depicting the unveiling of the monument.. The monument was commitioned in September 1788 by Stanisław August Poniatowski, monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, to commemorate John III Sobieski, ruler of the country from 1674 to 1696, and his victory in the battle of Vienna in 1683, against the Ottoman Empire.