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Francis II Rákóczi

1676 - 1735

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Francis II Rákóczi (Hungarian: II. Rákóczi Ferenc, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈraːkoːt͡si ˈfɛrɛnt͡s]; 27 March 1676 – 8 April 1735) was a Hungarian nobleman and leader of the Rákóczi's War of Independence against the Habsburgs in 1703–1711 as the prince (Hungarian: fejedelem) of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Today he is considered a national hero in Hungary. His name is historically also spelled Rákóczy, in Hungarian: II. Rákóczi Ferenc, in Slovak: František II. Rákoci, in German: Franz II. Rákóczi, in Croatian: Franjo II. Rákóczy (Rakoci, Rakoczy), in Romanian: Francisc Rákóczi al II-lea, in Serbian: Ференц II Ракоци. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis II Rákóczi is the 1,549th most popular politician (up from 1,571st in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 8th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Slovak Politician.

Francis II Rákóczi is most famous for leading the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis II Rákóczi ranks 1,549 out of 19,576. Before him are Hu Yaobang, Cleopatra V of Egypt, Takeda Shingen, Abaqa Khan, Aimery of Cyprus, and Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia. After him are Daoguang Emperor, Nigel Farage, Ilse Koch, Rupert, King of Germany, Mago Barca, and Bessus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1676, Francis II Rákóczi ranks 1. After him are Alexander Selkirk, Frederick I of Sweden, Robert Walpole, Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, Jacopo Riccati, Leonard of Port Maurice, and Michael II Apafi. Among people deceased in 1735, Francis II Rákóczi ranks 2. Before him is Yongzheng Emperor. After him are Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Maria Clementina Sobieska, Robert de Cotte, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Peter Artedi, and Carlo Ruzzini.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Francis II Rákóczi ranks 7 out of 418. Before him are Alexander Dubček (1921), Elizabeth of Hungary (1207), Philipp Lenard (1862), Gyula Andrássy (1823), Jozef Tiso (1887), and Gustáv Husák (1913). After him are Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778), Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Robert Fico (1964), Béla I of Hungary (1016), Rudolf von Laban (1879), and Ivan Gašparovič (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In Slovakia

Among politicians born in Slovakia, Francis II Rákóczi ranks 5. Before him are Alexander Dubček (1921), Gyula Andrássy (1823), Jozef Tiso (1887), and Gustáv Husák (1913). After him are Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Robert Fico (1964), Béla I of Hungary (1016), Rudolf von Laban (1879), Ivan Gašparovič (1941), Juraj Jánošík (1688), and Vladimír Mečiar (1942).

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