John III
noun
Catelinus, died a.d. 574, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 561–574.
John Sobieski, 1624–96, king of Poland 1674–96.
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British Dictionary definitions for John III
John III
noun
1507–57, king of Portugal (1521–57): his reign saw the expansion of the Portuguese empire overseas but the start of economic decline at home
surnamed Sobieski. 1624–96, king of Poland (1674–96). He raised the Turkish siege of Vienna (1683)
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