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Ferenc Rákóczi, II: Quick Facts

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Born March 27, 1676 • Hungary
Died April 8, 1735 (aged 59) • Tekirdağ • Turkey
House / Dynasty Rákóczi family
Notable Family Members father Ferenc Rákóczi, I
Gábor Bethlen
Gábor Bethlen
king of Hungary
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Gróf Miklós Bercsényi
Hungarian count
Louis I
Louis I
king of Hungary
György Martinuzzi
György Martinuzzi
Hungarian cardinal
Ferenc Rákóczi I, detail of a painting by an unknown painter of the 17th century; in the Hungarian National Museum, Budapest.
Ferenc Rákóczi, I
Magyar noble
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György Rákóczi, II
prince of Transylvania
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György Rákóczi, I
prince of Transylvania
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Árpád
ruler of Hungary
Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban in 2011, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, standing in front of a partially visible flag.
Viktor Orbán
prime minister of Hungary
Lajos Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth
Hungarian political leader
János Hunyadi
János Hunyadi
Hungarian general and governor
Matthias I
Matthias I
king of Hungary
Péter Magyar
Péter Magyar
prime minister of Hungary
Ferenc Deák
Ferenc Deák
Hungarian statesman
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István Bibó
Hungarian political scientist and sociologist
János Kádár
János Kádár
premier of Hungary
József Eötvös
József, Baron Eötvös
Hungarian writer
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Sándor Petőfi
Hungarian poet
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Ladislas IV
king of Hungary
Béla Kun
Béla Kun
Hungarian communist leader