August 17, 1629 - Olesko, Poland (today Ukraine) - Jan III Sobieski is born
January(?) 1(?), 1643 - Kraków, Poland - Graduates from Bartlomiej Nowodworski College in Kraków
January(?) 1(?), 1646 - Kraków - Graduates from the philosophical faculty of the University of Kraków
April(?) 1(?), 1646 - Kraków(?) - Jan and his elder brother Marek set out on a two and a half years educational journey to Germany (Leipzig and Berlin), the Netherlands (Antwerp, Brussels, Leiden and the Hague), France (Paris - almost a year - Chartres, Orléans, Blois, Angers, La Rochelle, Poitiers, Lyon and Marseille) and London
June 13, 1646 - While in Paris - His father, Jakub Sobieski, dies in Zółkiew (Zhovkva, Ukraine), aged 56
October(?) 1(?), 1648 - Warsaw, Poland(?) - Both brothers return to the Commonwealth due to the uprising led by Bohdan Chmielnicki and enlist in the army
November 6, 1648 - Zamość, NE Poland - Cossack leader Bohdan Khmelnytsky lays siege to Zamość =(START)
November 24, 1648 - Zamość - Khmelnytsky lifts the siege of Zamość when a royal army approaches
August 15, 1649 - Zborów (Zboriv, Western Ukraine) - Battle of Zborów - Cossack-Tatar coalition tactical victory
June 28, 1651 - Berestechko, western Ukraine - Battle of Berestechko (until June 30th) - Decisive Polish victory over the Zaporozhian cossacks and the Crimean Khanate. Sobieski is wounded in the head and evacuated
June 2, 1652 - While in Lwów (Lviv, western Ukraine) - Jan's brother Marek is taken prisoner and beheaded on the order of Bohdan Chmielnicki following the Battle of Batoh. Jan is saved from a similar death by a serious illness and long-term treatment in Lwów, which prevented him from taking part in the battle
July(?) 1(?), 1652 - Krasnystaw, SE Poland - Takes over the office of starost of Krasnystaw
December 3, 1653 - Zhvanets, near Khotyn (Ukraine-Romania-moldova border) - Battle of Zhvanets (until December 17th) against the Cossacks-Tartars
March 29, 1654 - Istanbul, Ottoman Empire - Arrives in Istanbul as a member of the retinue of the grand envoy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Mikolaj Bieganowski and spends two months there
May 21, 1654 - Istanbul - Leaves Istanbul
January 19, 1655 - Ochmatów (Okhmativ, Central Ukraine) - Battle of Ochmatów (until January 22nd) - Polish-Tartar victory
July 24, 1655 - Ujście, NW Poland - Battle and capitulation at Ujście (24-25 July)
October 16, 1655 - Ujście(?) - Krzysztof Opaliński (with Sobieski) and Bogusław Leszczyński, dissatisfied with policies of King John II Casimir of Poland, swear an oath of allegiance to King Carl X Gustav of Sweden =(changeflag)
February 18, 1656 - Gołąb, NW of Lublin, Poland - Battle of the Pigeon - Victory to the Swedes
March 11, 1656 - Jarosław, SE Poland - Battle of Jarosław (until March 15th) - Polish-Lithuanian victory
March 24, 1656 - near Łańcut, SE Poland - Abandons the swedes and returns to the side of King John II Casimir Vasa of Poland, enlisting under the command of hetman(*) Stefan Czarniecki =(originalflag). (*) Hetman - second-highest military commander in Poland
April 7, 1656 - Warka, S. of Warsaw - Battle of Warka - Victory against the Swedes
April 19, 1656 - Toruń, north-central Poland - Attacks the entrenchments of Toruń, together with Dymitr Wiśniowiecki
May 26, 1656 - Warsaw - Receives the position of the "chorąży koronny" (Standard-bearer of the Crown)
July 23, 1657 - near Międzyboże (Medzhybizh, Ukraine) - Surrender of the Transylvanian army of Jerzy II Rakoczy to polish commanders
July 28, 1658 - near Warsaw, Poland - Battle of Warsaw (until July 30th) - Commands a regiment of 2,000 Tartar cavalrymen. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is defeated by Sweden and Brandenburg
September 16, 1658 - Hadiach, Central-East Ukraine - Treaty of Hadiach between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Zaporozhian Cossacks, transforming the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth into a Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth - John III Sobieski was one of the polish negotiators
September 25(?), 1658 - Toruń, north-central Poland - Joins the Siege of Torun as part of a division under the command of Jerzy Lubomirski
December 30, 1658 - Toruń - The swedish garrison of Toruń capitulates
January 11, 1659 - Warsaw - Elected deputy to the Sejm (Polish Parliament) from the Lublin Voivodeship
March 19, 1660 - Warsaw(?) - Rewarded with the office of Starost of Stryj Castle and commander of the infantry regiment of the foreign army
September 14, 1660 - Lyubar, near Zhytomyr, Ukraine - Battle of Lyubar (until September 27th) - Polish victory
October 7, 1660 - Slobodyshche, SW of Zhytomyr, Ukraine - Battle of Slobodyshche against the Cossacks - Stalemate
October 17, 1660 - Cudnów (Chudniv, near Zhytomir, Ukraine) - The Treaty of Chudnov is signed between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Cossacks. It restored most of the provisions of the Treaty of Hadiach. John III Sobieski was one of the negotiators
November 27, 1661 - Warsaw - His mother dies and he takes full control over the family property
March(?) 17(?), 1662 - Warsaw - Elected deputy of the Sejm
October 18, 1663 - Biała Cerkiew (Bila Tserkva, Ukraine) - The Polish army reaches Bila Tserkva for the Russian campaign of 1663, joining forces with the cossacks of Hetman Pawel Terera
October 31, 1663 - Rzyszczow (Rzyszcziw, Ukraine) - The polish army crosses the Dniester at Rzyszczow
January 22, 1664 - Głuchów, Ukraine-Russia border - Siege of Głuchów (until February 9th). Due to significant losses and the lack of sense to continue besieging the city, the polish army lifts the siege and moves on to Moscow
March(?) 17(?), 1664 - Warsaw - Member of the Sejm
March(?) 17(?), 1665 - Warsaw - Member of the Sejm
May 15, 1665 - Warsaw - Sobieski secretly marries Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien, widow of Count Jan Zamojski, during her period of mourning
May 18, 1665 - Warsaw - Promoted to the rank of Grand Marshal of the Crown
July 5, 1665 - Wilanów, Warsaw - Officialy marries Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien
April 30(?), 1666 - Warsaw - Promoted to Field Crown Hetman
July 12, 1666 - Mątwy, near Inowrocław, Central Poland - The Royal Army arrives at Mątwy - Skirmishes with rebel forces
July 13, 1666 - Mątwy - Battle of Mątwy - Polish-Lithuanian defeat against the rebels led by Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski
July 31, 1666 - Łęgonice, East-Central Poland - Signs the agreement of Łęgonice, ending the rebellion against the Polish King John II Casimir Vasa
October 6, 1667 - Podhajce (Pidhaitsi, western Ukraine) - Battle of Podhajce (until October 16th) - Polish-Lituanian victory
November 2, 1667 - While in Warsaw(?) - Son Jakub Ludwik (James Louis) Sobierski is born in Paris
February 5, 1668 - Warsaw - Promoted to Grand Hetman of the Crown, becoming the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army
September 16, 1669 - Warsaw - Signs the act confirming the abdication of John II Casimir Vasa
November 5, 1669 - Warsaw - Convocation of the Sejm
May 15, 1669 - Warsaw - Concludes an agreement with Primate Prażmowski, the Great Lithuanian Chancellor Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac and the Great Crown Treasurer Jan Andrzej Morsztyn, about supporting the candidacy of the Great Kondeusz to the Polish crown
June 19, 1669 - Warsaw - Election of King Michal Korybut Wisniowiecki
August 26, 1671 - Near Bratslav, Ukraine - Victory against the Cossack-Tartar army near Bratslav
April(?) 1(?), 1672 - Warsaw - In the Spring, he offers plans for the development of Polish foreign policy for the consideration of the Sejm
October 7, 1672 - Niemirów (Nemyriv, Western Ukraine) - Battle of Niemirów - Polish victory. Sobieski frees 12,000 civilians captured by the Tartars
October 9, 1672 - Komarno, Western Ukraine - Battle of Komarno - Polish victory. Sobieski frees 20,000 civilians captured by the Tartars
October 18, 1672 - Treaty of Buchach - Buczacz (Buchach, Ukraine) - The Commonwealth is forced to cede territories to the Ottomans
January(?) 1(?), 1673 - Warsaw - In the Winter, he offers plans for the development of Polish foreign policy for the consideration of the Sejm
April 1(?), 1673 - Warsaw - Negotiations at the Sejm
November 10, 1673 - While in Khotyn, Western Ukraine - King Michael I dies of food poisoning in Lwów, aged only 33
November 11, 1673 - Khotyn, Western Ukraine - Battle of Khotyn - Polish-Lithuanian victory
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| John III Sobieski in the Battle of Khotyn, 1673 |
May 19, 1674 - Warsaw - Elected King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
June 11, 1675 - Jaworów (Yavoriv, Ukraine) - Secret Treaty of Jaworów between John III Sobieski and France - Poland promises to aid France against Brandenburg-Prussia, in exchange for French monetary subsidies and support for polish claims over Ducal Prussia
August 24, 1675 - Lwów (Lviv, Western Ukraine) - Battle of Lwów - Sobieski defeats the Ottoman and Tartar offensive
January 30, 1676 - Kraków, Poland - Grand entry into Kraków
February 2, 1676 - Kraków - Coronation ceremony for John III Sobieski
March 4, 1676 - Warsaw - Daughter Theresa Kunegunda is born
July 19, 1676 - Jaworów (Yavoriv, Ukraine) - Attends the baptism of Theresa Kunegunda in Jaworów
September 24, 1676 - Żurawno (Zhuravne, Western Ukraine) - The Battle of Żurawno begins against the Tartars
September 28, 1676 - Żurawno - An ottoman army under Ibrahim Seytan arrives and lays siege to Żurawno. Bombardment begins
October 5, 1676 - Żurawno - The ottoman bombardment stops. Sobieski is forced to abandon the first line of defence
October 14, 1676 - Żurawno - A truce between both sides is signed
October 17, 1676 - Żurawno - Treaty of Żurawno between the Polish-Lituanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire - Poland gains the return of the towns of Bila Tserkva and Pavoloch
August 4, 1677 - Gdańsk, Poland - Signs a secret treaty with Sweden in Gdańsk
September 6, 1677 - Gdańsk - Prince Aleksandr Benedykt is born
May 1, 1680 - Warsaw - Prince Konstanty Wladislaw is born
March 31, 1683 - Warsaw - Treaty of Warsaw - Jan III Sobieski allies with Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire
July 1(?), 1683 - Warsaw - An Austrian envoy asks for polish assistance against the ottomans besieging Vienna. Sobieski sets out to Kraków
August 15, 1683 - Kraków, Poland - Departs from Kraków to Vienna
August 31, 1683 - Hollabrunn, between Tulln and the Austrian-Czech border - Sobieski and the Polish Army reach Hollabrunn in Austria
September 6, 1683 - Tulln an der Donau, NW of Vienna - Sobieski and the Polish Army arrive in Tulln and are joined by Bavarians and Saxons under Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
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| Battle of Vienna, 1683 |
October 7, 1683 - Párkány (Štúrovo, Slovakia) - Battle of Párkány (until October 10th) - Christian Coalition victory
March 5, 1684 - While in Warsaw(?) - The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth joins the Holy League. The Treaty is signed by representatives of th Holy Roman Empire, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Republic of Venice, at Linz, Austria
May 24, 1684 - While in Warsaw(?) - The Treaty of the Holy League is sworn by Pope Innocent XI and most Cardinals in Rome
August 23, 1684 - Jazłowiec (Yazlovets, Western Ukraine) - Battle of Jazłowiec (until August 24th) - Polish-Lithuanian victory. Sobieski captures the castle in Jazłowiec
August 30(?), 1684 - Zhvanets, near Khotyn (Ukraine-Romania-moldova border) - In order to fortify the crossing of the Dniester, castles in Zwaniec and Khotyn were manned and the construction of a bridge was launched. Unfortunately the pouring rains, and thus swelling of water in Dniester did not allow to finish the construction and – more efficiently than the the enemy could have done – stopped the king's forces on the Polish side of the river.
September 29, 1684 - Zhnavets - Commander-in-chief Jablonowski and Crown vice chancellor Jan Gninski try to convince the King to abandon the moldavian campaign and focus on regaining Kamianets-Podolsk
July 21, 1686 - Khotyn, Western Ukraine - Sets out to Moldavia with 36,000 men and 88 cannons
August 15, 1686 - Cecora (Țuțora, Romania-Moldavia border) - The Polish army reaches Cecora
August 16, 1686 - Iași, NE Romania - Jan III Sobieski enters Iași
September 2, 1686 - Focșani, Eastern Romania - Due to the difficulty of marching on the steppe terrain in a dry and hot climate, Sobieski gives up the Budjak (southern Moldavia) campaign and decides to march back to Iași
September 14, 1686 - Iași - Returns to Iași
October 13, 1686 - Sniatyn, Western Ukraine - Sobieski returns to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
October 21, 1686 - Kraków, Poland(?) - The King gives up the First Command to the hands of the hetmans
March 24, 1688 - Warsaw - Speech to the Sejm accusing the anarchy of the gentry and foretelling the downfall of the Polish state
February 8, 1691 - Warsaw - Attends the marriage of his son, Prince Jakub Louis and Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg
August 30(?), 1691 - Kraków, Poland(?) - Sobieski sets out to Moldavia with 30,000 men
September 13, 1691 - Pererita, Northern tip of Moldavia - Battle of Pereryta - Sobieski crosses the Prut and enters Moldavia, heading for Iasi
October 13, 1691 - Târgu Neamț, NE Romania - Short of food supplies, Sobieski abandons the march to Iasi and reaches Târgu Neamț. The town surrenders on the next day after a polish bombardment
October 20(?), 1691 - Suceava, NE Romania - Resting at Suceava
October 30(?), 1691 - Sniatyn, Western Ukraine - Sobieski returns to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
December 4, 1693 - Warsaw - Receives Reverend Carlo Mauritio Vota (italian jesuit) and listens to one of his speeches
August 15, 1694 - Warsaw - Marriage by proxy of Princess Theresa Kunegunda and Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria and governor of the Spanish Netherlands
January 1, 1695 - While in Warsaw - Princess Theresa Kunegunda arrives in Brussels
June 17, 1696 - Wilanów, Warsaw, Poland - Jan III Sobieski dies, aged 66 =(END)
