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George I Rákóczi (8 June 1593 – 11 October 1648) was Prince of Transylvania from 1630 until his death in 1648. Prior to that, he was a leader of the Protestant faction in Hungary and a faithful supporter of Gabriel Bethlen , his predecessor as Prince.
- 1630–1648
- George II Rákóczi
George Rákóczi I (born June 8, 1593, Szerencs – Oct. 11, 1648) was the prince of Transylvania from 1630. In 1643, Rákóczi formed an alliance with Sweden . In February 1644, leading a 30,000-man army, he launched a campaign against the Habsburgs in the Thirty Years War .
- Francis II
- Princeps of Transilvania, Princep of Hungary, Count
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George I Rákóczi was Prince of Transylvania from 1630 until his death in 1648. Prior to that, he was a leader of the Protestant faction in Hungary and a faithful supporter of Gabriel Bethlen, his predecessor as Prince. When Bohemian nobles requested military support in their struggles against the Habsburg monarchy, Rákóczi persuaded Bethlen to help and commanded Transylvanian forces in ...
George II Rákóczi (30 January 1621 – 7 June 1660), was a Hungarian nobleman, Prince of Transylvania (1648-1660), the eldest son of George I and Zsuzsanna Lorántffy.
- 11 October 1648 – 7 June 1660
- John Kemény
Ferenc Rákóczi, II (born March 27, 1676, Borsi, Hung.—died April 8, 1735, Rodosto, Tur.) was a prince of Transylvania who headed a nearly successful national rising of all Hungary against the Habsburg empire. He was born of an aristocratic Magyar family. Both his father and his stepfather had led insurrections against the Habsburgs, and ...
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Apr 3, 2024 · György Rákóczi, I (born June 8, 1593—died Oct. 11, 1648, Sárospatak, Hung.) was a prince of Transylvania from 1630, who, as a champion of Protestantism, fought for and won religious freedom in Hungary and made his principality virtually an independent state. György was the youngest son of Zsigmond Rákóczi, prince of Transylvania (1607 ...
other name: George I Rákóczi other name: Prince of Transylvania other name: Ragozi, George Details individual; Hungarian; Male ...
