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Francis I Rákóczi

1645 - 1676

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Francis I Rákóczi (February 24, 1645, Gyulafehérvár, Transylvania – July 8, 1676, Zboró, Royal Hungary) was a Hungarian aristocrat, elected prince of Transylvania and father of Hungarian national hero Francis Rákóczi II. Francis Rákóczi was the son of George Rákóczi II, prince of Transylvania, and Sophia Báthory. He was elected prince by the Transylvanian Diet in 1652, during his father's life. However, because of the disastrous Polish campaign of 1657 and its consequences, the Ottoman Empire removed his father from the throne in 1660, and prohibited any Rákóczi to ascend the Transylvanian throne. This left Francis unable to come by his father's legacy; he therefore withdrew to his estates in Royal Hungary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Francis I Rákóczi is the 7,650th most popular politician (up from 8,058th in 2024), the 134th most popular biography from Romania (up from 143rd in 2019) and the 59th most popular Romanian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francis I Rákóczi ranks 7,650 out of 19,576. Before him are Kaykaus I, Şehzade Ahmet, Avery Brundage, Kaliman Asen II of Bulgaria, Kim Seong-su, and Agostino Depretis. After him are Namhae of Silla, Macky Sall, Lin Sen, Irina Rodnina, Ali Zeidan, and Ingenuus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1645, Francis I Rákóczi ranks 8. Before him are Johann Ambrosius Bach, William Kidd, Jean de La Bruyère, William Penn, Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, and Aert de Gelder. After him are Anne Dacier, Andreas Werckmeister, Nicolas Lemery, Maria de Dominici, Eusebio Kino, and Louis Jolliet. Among people deceased in 1676, Francis I Rákóczi ranks 14. Before him are Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Madame de Brinvilliers, Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria, Carl Gustaf Wrangel, and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg. After him are Paul Gerhardt, Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, Abraham Bosse, Jean Desmarets, Saib Tabrizi, and Nicolò Sagredo.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Francis I Rákóczi ranks 134 out of 844. Before him are Miklós Nyiszli (1901), Victor Brauner (1903), Stefan Hell (1962), Tudor Vladimirescu (1780), Manea Mănescu (1916), and Gabriel Báthory (1589). After him are Emerich Jenei (1937), Lucian Mureșan (1931), Mihail Kogălniceanu (1817), Péter Eötvös (1944), Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza (1854), and Ibrahim Muteferrika (1674).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Francis I Rákóczi ranks 59. Before him are Armand Călinescu (1893), Aureolus (220), Basarab the Old (null), Tudor Vladimirescu (1780), Manea Mănescu (1916), and Gabriel Báthory (1589). After him are Mihail Kogălniceanu (1817), Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza (1854), Ibrahim Muteferrika (1674), Rezső Kasztner (1906), Mihai Antonescu (1904), and István Bethlen (1874).

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