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There are few books written in or translated into English about Jan Sobieski, King of Poland, warruior and statesman. Sobieski was an elected monarch. The Commonwealth was a dual state ruled by one monarch, who was simultaneously King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Apart from the Battle of Vienna's fateful influence on Europe's geopolitical situation, it interestingly left also distinct culinary traces on the continent, vastly contributing to the introduction of coffee as a drinking beverage. van FvA op Pinterest. Für immer mit der Geschichte Österreichs verbunden, da er im … Compre o livro Jan Sobieski: The King Who Saved Europe na Amazon.com.br: confira as ofertas para livros em inglês e importados Without a miracle, Vienna must fall, and with it, Europe. Jan Sobieski was one of the most extraordinary and visionary monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 until his death. Who were they fighting? Share. Any usage of said materials by Portal users without a valid license agreement is forbidden with the exclusion of legally allowed exceptions (especially permitted personal usage). Après avoir consulté un produit, regardez ici pour revenir simplement sur les pages qui vous intéressent. Sobieski's name has won more frequent mention in recent years, some observers claiming Europe's present migration crisis resembled the continent's plight during its battles against the Ottoman Empire. Merci d’essayer à nouveau. The Commonwealth was one of the biggest countries in 16th/17th-century Europe, at its peak spanning about 1.2 million km2 and with a multi-ethnic population of about 11 million. He is credited with saving Christendom in Europe. And at the heart of it all was the figure of Jan Sobieski, the King who saved Europe. A good book on one of Europe's most pivotal, yet under-appreciated (at least in Western Europe) figures, both his strengths and weaknesses, but most crucially for his resistance and growing military stature in the face of the relentless and seemingly unstoppable, implacably hostile force of the Ottoman empire and sharia subjugation it represented. Livraison à partir de 0,01 € en France métropolitaine, Consulter la page Miltiades Varvounis d'Amazon. It was a glorious, almost mythic history, and seemed to me to be more like a chapter from The Lord of the Rings or the Aurthurian legends than a period of actual history...and yet it *was* real. Publisher: Xlibris, Corp., 2012. Découvrez des commentaires utiles de client et des classements de commentaires pour Jan Sobieski: The King Who Saved Europe (English Edition) sur Amazon.fr. He was a man of letters, an artistic person, a dedicated ruler but above all the greatest soldier of his time. Add to Cart. $29.99. 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