Sobieski
Proper noun
Meaning
Sobieski (plural Sobieskis)
A surname.
Examples
A bibliography on proverbs in visual form has been prepared by Mieder and Sobieski (1999).
After graduating from the Nowodworski College in Kraków in 1643, young John Sobieski then graduated from the philosophical faculty of the Jagiellonian University in 1646.
An inventory made in 1738 of the treasure vault of the Sobieski family 's Żółkiew Castle (now Zhovkva in Ukraine) mentions "an estoc ( koncerz ) covered with golden plates bearing images of the Four Evangelists; Skanderbek's."
At about 5 pm, after observing the infantry battle from the Kahlenberg hilltop, Sobieski led the Polish husaria cavalry along with Austrians and Germans in a massive charge down the hillside.
At the same time it could not be forgotten that he gave strong financial aid to King John Sobieski of Poland in their fight against the Turkish invaders.
But as he was leaving he recognized the man with the broadsword as King John Sobieski.