Zofia Żółkiewska (c. 1590–1634) was a Polish

noblewoman Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many e ...

, daughter of Great

Hetman ( uk, гетьман, translit=het'man) is a political title from Central and Eastern Europe, historically assigned to military commanders. Used by the Czechs in Bohemia since the 15th century. It was the title of the second-highest military co ...

of the Crown

Stanisław Żółkiewski Stanisław Żółkiewski (; 1547 – 7 October 1620) was a Polish nobleman of the Lubicz coat of arms, magnate, military commander and a chancellor of the Polish crown of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, who took part in many campaigns of ...

and grandmother of King

Jan III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( pl, Jan III Sobieski; lt, Jonas III Sobieskis; la, Ioannes III Sobiscius; 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobie ...

. In 1605 she married the

voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...

of the

Ruthenian Voivodship The Ruthenian Voivodeship (Latin: ''Palatinatus russiae'', Polish: ''Województwo ruskie'', Ukrainian: ''Руське воєводство'', romanized: ''Ruske voievodstvo''), also called Rus’ voivodeship, was a voivodeship of the Crown of ...

Jan Daniłowicz Jan Daniłowicz (1570–1628) was a Polish nobleman, voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodeship and grandfather of King Jan III Sobieski. He was voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodship since 1613, castellan of Lviv since 1612, Great Krajczy of the Crown s ...

and had four children: * Zofia Teofila - mother of

King of Poland Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16t ...

* Stanisław (d. 1636) - killed by

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

* Jan (b. 1613, d. 1618) * Dorota -

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Lwów Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...

since 1640

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Tadeusz Korzon Tadeusz Korzon (1839—1918) was a historian specializing in the history of Poland. Biography Korzon was born to Polish parents in Lithuania, and as a youth he studied law at Moscow University. He took part in the January Uprising (1863-18 ...

, ''Dola i niedola Jana Sobieskiego'', Kraków 1898, Tablica I.
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*de Battaglia O. F., ''Ze studiów genealogicznych nad epoką Jana III Sobieskiego'' :''Miesięcznik Heraldyczny. Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Heraldycznego wydawany przez Oddział Warszawski. R.12 1933 nr 9'', Warszawa 1933, s. 133.
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1590s births 1634 deaths Zofia Year of birth uncertain People from Zhovkva {{Poland-noble-stub