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Poland, 1634
areas controlled by the Jagiellon dynasty
Henry III
Marcin Kober: Stephen Báthory
Zaporozhian Cossacks
Sigismund III Vasa
Tommaso Dolabella: Władysław IV Vasa
John II Casimir Vasa
Carel Allardt: engraving of Jan (John III) Sobieski
Augustus II
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