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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis II Rákóczi has received more than 393,760 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Francis II Rákóczi is the 1,407th most popular politician (up from 1,523rd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 11th in 2019) and the 7th 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 1,407 out of 15,577Before him are John V of Portugal, Alexander I of Serbia, Arghun, Charles III of Naples, Turgut Özal, and Emil Hácha. After him are Isetnofret, Makarios III, Henry I, Duke of Guise, Mohamed Morsi, Leo von Caprivi, and Henry II of Navarre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1676, Francis II Rákóczi ranks 3Before him are Alexander Selkirk and Frederick I of Sweden. After him are Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Robert Walpole, Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, Jacopo Riccati, and Stanisław Poniatowski. Among people deceased in 1735, Francis II Rákóczi ranks 2Before him is Yongzheng Emperor. After him are Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Maria Clementina Sobieska, Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Robert de Cotte, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Carlo Ruzzini, and Johann Krieger.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Francis II Rákóczi ranks 10 out of 357Before him are Philipp Lenard (1862), John Zápolya (1487), Franz Lehár (1870), Jozef Tiso (1887), Gustáv Husák (1913), and Gyula Andrássy (1823). After him are Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778), Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Béla I of Hungary (1016), Rudolf von Laban (1879), Maurice Benyovszky (1746), and Juraj Jánošík (1688).

Among POLITICIANS In Slovakia

Among politicians born in Slovakia, Francis II Rákóczi ranks 7Before him are Alexander Dubček (1921), Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440), John Zápolya (1487), Jozef Tiso (1887), Gustáv Husák (1913), and Gyula Andrássy (1823). After him are Ferenc Szálasi (1897), Béla I of Hungary (1016), Rudolf von Laban (1879), Juraj Jánošík (1688), Andrej Babiš (1954), and Ivan Gašparovič (1941).