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Sigismund Rákóczi

1544 - 1608

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Sigismund Rákóczi (Hungarian: Rákóczi Zsigmond, pronounced [ˈraːkoːtsi ˈʒiɡmond]; 1544 – 5 December 1608) was Prince of Transylvania from 1607 to 1608. He was the son of János Rákóczi, a lesser nobleman with estates in Upper Hungary. Sigismund began a military career as the sword-bearer of the wealthy Gábor Perényi in Sárospatak. After Perényi died in 1567, Sigismund served in the royal fortresses of Eger and Szendrő. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigismund Rákóczi is the 11,005th most popular politician (down from 9,910th in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 305th in 2019) and the 95th most popular Hungarian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sigismund Rákóczi ranks 11,005 out of 19,576. Before him are Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Olympias II of Epirus, Maria of Serbia, Queen of Bosnia, Abigail Fillmore, and Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone. After him are Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases, P. Chidambaram, Yaqub-Har, Asakura Yoshikage, Pavel Dybenko, and Henri Namphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1544, Sigismund Rákóczi ranks 14. Before him are Renata of Lorraine, Maria Temryukovna, Maddalena Casulana, Gillis van Coninxloo, Giovanni Botero, and Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas. After him are Dorothea Susanne of Simmern, and Giovanni Maria Nanino. Among people deceased in 1608, Sigismund Rákóczi ranks 14. Before him are Marie Eleonore of Cleves, Andrew Avellino, Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Ğazı II Giray, Bernardo Buontalenti, and Bartolomeo Carducci. After him are Alberico Gentili, Philipp Nicolai, Ivan Bolotnikov, and Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Sigismund Rákóczi ranks 336 out of 1,077. Before him are Károly Palotai (1935), Stephen Heller (1813), Sándor Puhl (1955), Sára Salkaházi (1899), Antal Szerb (1901), and Éva Székely (1927). After him are Antal Dunai (1943), Elizabeth Granowska (1372), György Orth (1901), Endre Szemerédi (1940), Árpád Szakasits (1888), and Tivadar Puskás (1844).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Sigismund Rákóczi ranks 95. Before him are Béni Kállay (1839), Máté Zalka (1896), Ferenc Gyurcsány (1961), Gyula Károlyi (1871), Johann Löwenthal (1810), and Gyula Peidl (1873). After him are Elizabeth Granowska (1372), Árpád Szakasits (1888), Moshe Sanbar (1926), Pál Losonczi (1919), József Eötvös (1813), and Jenő Fock (1916).

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