 The general disdain that the nobility projected towards James and his father Jan would be a constant impediment in the careers of both men in the decades to come.The young prince was also drawn into his parents' dynastic plans, which only further inflamed the aristocracy's antipathy towards the Sobieski family.Despite efforts by his parents at the Vienna court, they were unable to secure for James rule over the Duchies of Legnica, Brzeg, Wołów, and Oława in Silesia after the Piast Dynasty died out in 1675.