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Marek Sobieski (24 May 1628 – 3 June 1652) was a Polish noble (szlachcic) starosta (tenant of the Crown lands) of Krasnystaw and Jaworów older brother of King Jan III Sobieski of Poland. He graduated from Nowodworski College in Kraków and Kraków Academy then traveled and studied in Western Europe. After returning to Poland in 1648 he fought against the Cossacks and Tatars at Zbaraż and Beresteczko. He was taken captive by Tatars in 1652 and then killed by Cossacks.
