John III

American  

noun

1. Catelinus, died a.d. 574, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 561–574.

2. John Sobieski, 1624–96, king of Poland 1674–96.

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John III British  

noun

1. 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

2. 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

Cooley was in touch with Ewing and both of Thompson’s sons — John III, the Hoyas’ coach from 2004 to 2017, and Ronny — over the past several days as the hiring process was finalized.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 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

Thompson is survived by three children, John III, Ronny and Tiffany, and three grandchildren.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 31, 2020

Here is the silver-gilt sarcophagus of King Eric IX., who died in 1160, and of John III.

From Famous Men of Science by Sarah K. Bolton