Jakub Sobieski
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| Noble Family | Sobieski | |
| Coat of Arms | Janina | |
| Parents | Marek Sobieski Jadwiga Snopkowska |
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| Consorts | Marianna Wisniowiecka Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz |
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| Children | with Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz Marek Sobieski Jan III Sobieski Katarzyna Sobieska |
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| Date of Birth | May 5, 1590 | |
| Place of Birth | Zółkiew | |
| Date of Death | June 23, 1646 | |
| Place of Death | Zółkiew | |
Jakub Sobieski (1590-1646) was a Polish noble, parliamentarian, diarist, political activist, military leader and father of King Jan III Sobieski. Son of castellan and voivode Marek Sobieski and Jadwiga Snopkowska.
He was courtier since 1617, Krajczy of the Crown since 1626, Podczaszy of the Crown since 1636, voivode of Belz Voivodship since 1638 and of Ruthenian Voivodship since 1641 and castellan of Kraków since 1646. Starost of Trembowla, Krasnystaw, Jaworów, Stryj, Kałusz, Bar and Gniewo. Elected Deputy to seven Sejms between 1623 and 1632, as Sejm Marshal he led the ordinary Sejm in Warsaw on January 24 - March 5, 1623 and on January 27 - March 10, 1626, the extraordinary Sejm in Warsaw on June 27 - July 18, 1628 and the Election Sejm in Warsaw on September 24 - November 15, 1632.
After his marriage to Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz his wealth increased significantly, as Zofia brought in her inheritance after Żółkiewscy and part of Daniłowscy estates.
He was considered by his contemporaries a wise and honorable person. Member of many commissions and diplomatic bodies, he often acted as a mediator or as a guardian of orphaned children. In politics, he usually supported king's plans, but was also a defender of the nobility rights and religious tolerance.
Sobieski was educated in Kraków and Paris. He was a famed orator and parlametarian. He participated in the military expedition (Dymitriads) against Russia in 1617-1618 (wounded during the assault of Moscow), and was a member of the War Council (Rada wojenna) of King Władysław IV. He took part in negotiations with Muscovy of Daulin in 1618, in the Chocim expedition against the Ottoman Empire in 1621, expedition against Abazy pasza in 1633, and the negotiations with Sweden in Szumska Wies in 1635.
[edit] Children
- Marek become starost.
- Jan become Marshal, Hetman and King of Poland.
- Katarzyna married Władysław Dominik Zasławski and Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł.
[edit] Works
During the Chocim expedition in 1621 he wrote a diary called Commentariorum chotinensis belli libri tres (Pamiętnik wojny chocimskiej - Diary of the Chocim War), which was published in 1646 in Gdańsk. It was used by Wacław Potocki as basis for his epic poem, Transakcja wojny chocimskiej (The Progress of the War of Chocim).
He authored Commentariorum Chotinensis belli libri tres (1646) and instructions written for the journey of his sons to Cracow (1640) and France (1645) which contain the principles of best liberal education of the times.
Mikołaj Sienicki • Lew Sapieha • Paweł Orzechowski • Krzysztof Wiesiołowski • Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski • Jakub Sobieski • Stefan Pac • Jerzy Ossoliński • Krzysztof Radziwiłł • Mikołaj Ostroróg • Kazimierz Lew Sapieha • Łukasz Opaliński • Bogusław Leszczyński • Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski • Hieronim Radziejowski • Wincenty Gosiewski • Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro • Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac • Jan Kazimierz Umiastowski • Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł • Jan Wielopolski • Jan Chryzostom Pieniążek • Feliks Kazimierz Potocki • Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski • Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski • Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski • Stanisław Antoni Szczuka • Krzysztof Stanisław Zawisza • Jan Szembek • Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki • Stanisław Denhoff • Franciszek Maksymilian Ossoliński • Teodor Lubomirski • Michał Józef Massalski • Wacław Rzewuski • Tadeusz Franciszek Ogiński • Antoni Benedykt Lubomirski • Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski • Jacek Małachowski • Celestyn Czaplic • Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł • Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł • Andrzej Mokronowski • Kazimierz Krasiński • Stanisław Małachowski • Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
