Poland, king Sobieski, Battle of Vienna 1683, anti Tukish war, SILVER, Olszewska

Description: This medal is a part of my Polish medals offer Visit my page with the offers, please. You will find many interesting items related to this subject. If you would like to see othet medals, click on the following links, please; Kings; Sobieski Olszewska - Borys, Ewa Historic Battles Religious; Madonna Religious; Czestochowa Poland; History This SILVER medal has been minted in 1983 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the victorious battle of Vienna and saving the Europe from the Turkish invasion. The artist – Ewa Olszewska-Borys (the winner of the prestigious J. Sanford Saltus Award) av. The famous Our Lady of Czestochowa; below the Turkish trophies rv. The Polish king Jan III Sobieski on the horseback and the inscription - “VENI, VIDI, DEUS VINCIT, 1683” diameter - 45 mm (1½ “) weight – 45.20 gr, (1.59 oz) metal – STERLING SILVER, 0.925, hall mark King John III Sobieski John III Sobieski (17 August 1629 - 17 June 1696; Polish: Jan III Sobieski ) was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilisation, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and Chmielnicki's Uprising. Popular among his subjects, he was also a brilliant military commander, most famous for his victory over the Turks in the 1683 Battle of Vienna. For his victories over the Ottoman Empire, he was dubbed by the Turks the "Lion of Lehistan." After the start of the Swedish invasion of Poland known there as "The Deluge", Jan Sobieski was among the Greater Polish regiments led by voivod of Poznań Krzysztof Opaliński which capitulated at Ujście, swearing allegiance to the Swedish king Charles X Gustav. However, in less than a year he returned with his unit to the Polish side, and after April of 1656 he fought for the Polish king. During the three-day long battle of Warsaw of that year, Sobieski brilliantly commanded a 2000 men strong regiment of Tatar cavalry, for which he was promoted to the rank of standard-bearer of the Crown. A strong supporter of the French faction, Sobieski remained loyal to the king during the infamous Lubomirski Rebellion, which also helped in his military career. In 1665 he married Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien and was promoted to the rank of Great Marshal of the Crown and the following year to the rank of Field Hetman of the Crown. In 1667 he achieved another great victory over the Kossacks and their Tatar allies in the battle of Podhajce. A famed and much esteemed commander, in 1668 he achieved the rank of Grand Hetman of the Crown, the highest military rank in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the de facto commander-in-chief of the entire Polish Army. Battle of Vienna Sobieski's greatest success came on September 12, 1683 with his victory at the Battle of Vienna, in command of Polish, Austrian and German troops, against the Turks under Kara Mustafa. Upon reaching Vienna, he joined up with the Austrians and Germans. Sobieski planned to attack on the 13th of September, but he had noticed that the Turkish resistance was weak and ordered full attack on September 12. At 4:00 a.m. a united army of about 81,000 men attacked a Turkish army that numbered about 130,000. At about five o'clock in the afternoon, four husaria cavalry groups led by Sobieski charged forward, and soon after the Turkish battle line was broken as the Turks scattered in confusion. At 5:30 p.m., Sobieski entered the deserted tent of Kara Mustafa and the battle of Vienna was over. The Pope and other foreign dignitaries hailed Sobieski as the "Savior of Vienna and Western European civilization." In a letter to his wife he wrote, "All the common people kissed my hands, my feet, my clothes; others only touched me, saying: 'Ah, let us kiss so valiant a hand!'" King Jan III Sobieski, nicknamed by the Turks the "Lion of Lechistan", and the last great king of Poland, died in Wilanów, Poland on June 17, 1696. His wife, Maria Kasimira, died in 1716 in Blois, France and her body was returned to Poland. They are interred together in Wawel Castle, Kraków, Poland. King Jan III was succeeded by Augustus II who stayed in power primarily because of Russian support. On his death in 1733, a struggle for the crown of Poland ensued, referred to as the War of the Polish Succession. Częstochowa The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, (Czarna Madonna or Matka Boska Częstochowska in Polish) icon was, according to legend, painted by St. Luke the Evangelist on a cypress table top from the house of the Holy Family. The painting pictures a Glorification/Assumption of Mary in the Fleur-de-lys. One of the oldest documents from Jasna Góra states that the picture travelled from Jerusalem, via Constantinople, to finally reach Częstochowa in August 1382. The Black Madonna is credited with miraculously saving the monastery of Jasna Góra (English: Bright Hill) from a Swedish 17th century invasion, The Deluge, which actually changed the course of the war. This event led King Jan Kazimierz to "Crown" Our Lady of Częstochowa ("the Black Madonna") as Queen and Protector of Poland in the cathedral of Lwów on April 1, 1656. In the 17th century the local monastery was turned into a fortress, which was one of the pockets of Polish resistance against the Swedish armies during The Deluge in 1655. As a result of the Black Madonna, Częstochowa is regarded as the Holiest City in Poland, with a pilgrimage made there every year by Christians. Often, people will "line up" on the side of the road to hand "luxuries" to the pilgrims (gum, cigarettes, kielbasa, etc) as those who walk the distance to Częstochowa walk the entire day and have little means to provide for themselves. Ukrainians also have a special devotion for the Madonna of Częstochowa. Refer to article on The Madonna of Częstochowa in Belz Ewa Olszewska-Borys Graduated in sculpture from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts and in medal engraving from the Ecole des Beaux- Arts in Paris. Has received the Wlodzimiers Pietrzak Artistic Award ( Warsaw, 1989) , the J. Sanford Saltus Award for Signal Achievements in the Arts of the Medal ( New York , 1993). FIDEM- member since 1969. You can see this medal on her webpage. http://www.olszewska-borys.artmedal.net/index.html

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