Sobieski

Sobieski (singular masculine; singular feminine: Sobieska; plural: Sobiescy) is a Polish noble family name, and may refer to:

People

• Sobieski family, or the House of Sobieski, a notable family of Polish nobility, whose members included:

in the male line:

• • Marek Sobieski (1549/1550–1605), voivode of Lublin, father of Jakub Sobieski
  • Jakub Sobieski (1590-1646), father of King John III Sobieski
  • John III Sobieski, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 to 1696
  • Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski (1677 – 1714), son of King John III Sobieski
  • Jakub Ludwik Sobieski (James Louis Henry Sobieski (1667-1737), another son of King John III Sobieski and last member of the family's branch started with Marek Sobieski

in the female line:

• • Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676-1730), Polish princess
  • Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735), wife of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender
  • Maria Karolina Sobieska (1697-1740) duchess of Bouillon and last surviving member of the family.
  • Maria Teresa Sobieska (1673-1675)
  • Teofila Zofia Sobieska (1607-1661)
  • Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676-1730)
  • Katarzyna Sobieska (1634-1694)

Other people with a surname Sobieski:

• Ben Sobieski (born 1979), American football player
• Carol Sobieski (1939 – 1990), American screenwriter
• Leelee Sobieski (born 1982), American actress
• Wacław Sobieski (1872-1935), Polish historian

Places

Poland

• Sobieski, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland
• Sobieski, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-east Poland

United States

• Sobieski, Minnesota, city
• Sobieski, Wisconsin, census-designated place
• Sobieski Corners, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Other uses

• Sobieski Institute (Instytut Sobieskiego), a Polish think tank
• Sobieski Vodka, Polish vodka
• MS Sobieski, a Polish liner used as a Troopship in World War II.