James Louis Sobieski (full name in Polish: Jakub Ludwik Henryk Sobieski; 2 November 1667 – 19 December 1737) was the son of King John III of Poland and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien.
James Louis Sobieski was born on November 2, 1667 in Paris, France. He was named after his grandfather Jakub, his godfather King Louis XIV (Ludwik) and the exiled Queen Henrietta (Henryk) Maria of England, his godmother. In 1683, the sixteen-year-old p...
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James Louis Sobieski (full name in Polish: Jakub Ludwik Henryk Sobieski; 2 November 1667 – 19 December 1737) was the son of King John III of Poland and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien.
James Louis Sobieski was born on November 2, 1667 in Paris, France. He was named after his grandfather Jakub, his godfather King Louis XIV (Ludwik) and the exiled Queen Henrietta (Henryk) Maria of England, his godmother. In 1683, the sixteen-year-old prince fought alongside his father in the battle against the Turks at Vienna. James Louis owed allegiance to the Imperial Habsburgs as a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
On March 25, 1691, James Louis married Hedwig Elisabeth Amelia of Neuburg (1673–1722), the daughter of the Palatine elector Philip William. They had five children, two of whom would have further progeny. As part of his wives dowry, he received the Principality of Oława.
On the death of James Louis' father, John III, no fewer than eighteen candidates for the vacant...
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