John III
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Catelinus, died a.d. 574, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 561–574.
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John Sobieski, 1624–96, king of Poland 1674–96.
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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
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surnamed Sobieski. 1624–96, king of Poland (1674–96). He raised the Turkish siege of Vienna (1683)
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Massoud said Cooley occasionally quotes Thompson, whose son, John III, coached Georgetown to the Final Four in 2007, and “talks about how we’re going to get it back to where people are rooting for us.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Her son, John III, had a distinguished Navy career like her husband, John McCain Jr.; and father-in-law, John McCain Sr., with the two elder Johns reaching the rank of admiral.
From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2020
Mr. Conyers, who is survived by his wife, a brother and two sons, John III and Carl, would later fend off challenges from candidates who hadn’t yet been born when he was first elected.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2019
Along with his wife, Conyers is survived by two sons, John III and Carl.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 27, 2019
King John III of Portugal requests Francis Xavier and other Jesuits to undertake missions to his colonies.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Johnson, Rossiter
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