MILITARY PERSONNEL

George I Rákóczi

1593 - 1648

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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. When Bohemian nobles requested military support in their struggles against the Habsburg monarchy, Rákóczi persuaded Bethlen to help and commanded Transylvanian forces in several battles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George I Rákóczi has received more than 72,667 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). George I Rákóczi is the 453rd most popular military personnel (up from 532nd in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 132nd in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, George I Rákóczi ranks 453 out of 2,058. Before him are Guillaume Brune, Xiahou Yuan, Charles Sweeney, Karl Mack von Leiberich, Georg-Hans Reinhardt, and Viktor Lutze. After him are Xu Chu, Ante Gotovina, José Sanjurjo, Jan Kubiš, Arthur III, Duke of Brittany, and Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1593, George I Rákóczi ranks 7. Before him are Artemisia Gentileschi, Georges de La Tour, Jacob Jordaens, Mumtaz Mahal, Toyotomi Hideyori, and Nicolaes Tulp. After him are Matthäus Merian, Balthasar van der Ast, Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Anthony van Diemen, George Herbert, and William, Margrave of Baden-Baden. Among people deceased in 1648, George I Rákóczi ranks 7. Before him are Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Christian IV of Denmark, Władysław IV Vasa, Marin Mersenne, Tirso de Molina, and Joseph Calasanz. After him are Claudia de' Medici, Claude Françoise de Lorraine, Qin Liangyu, Vincent Voiture, Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau, and Caspar Barlaeus.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, George I Rákóczi ranks 118 out of 1,077. Before him are Gyula Grosics (1926), György Cziffra (1921), Orestes (420), Bayan I (600), Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000), and Marcel Grossmann (1878). After him are Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131), Judit Polgár (1976), Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872), Miklós Jancsó (1921), Péter Medgyessy (1942), and Piali Pasha (1515).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Hungary

Among military personnels born in Hungary, George I Rákóczi ranks 1. After him are Gusztáv Jány (1883), Ludwig von Benedek (1804), Maximilian de Angelis (1889), Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary (1817), Gyula Cseszneky (1914), Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin (1855), and András Toma (1925).

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