2.  Born in 1629  Students of philosophy on Jagiellonian University in Cracow from 1643 to 1946  Tour around Europe in 1647 - meeting many famous politicians and military commanders, learning several languages  Military commander of Polish army from 1648, hetman (Marshall of the Crown) from 1665  King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674  Died in 1696

3. In 1665 Jan Sobieski married Maria Kazimiera d’Arquien. She was his great love. They had together 15 children. The king built for his wife a beautiful palace in Wilanów near Warsaw.

4.  Podhajce (1667)  Bracław (1671)  Mohylów (1671)  Kalnik (1671)  Krasnobród (1672)  Niemirów (1672)  Komarno (1672)  Kałusz (1672)  Chocim (1673)  Bar (1674)  Lwów (1675)  Trembowla (1675)  Wojniłów (1675)  Żurawno (1676)  Wiedeń (1683)  Parkany (1683)  Jazłowiec (1684)  Żwaniec (1684)  Jassy (1686)  Pereryta (1691)

5. In 10 July of 1683 Turkish army of the Ottoman Empire started the siege of Vienna. Whole Europe was under threat of Turkish expansion. The battle was a turning point, after which the Ottoman Empire’s expansion in Europe came to its end.