Francis II Rákóczi

Francis II Rákóczi (27 March 1676 in Borsi, Royal Hungary – 8 April 1735 in Tekirdağ, Ottoman Empire) is a Hungarian aristocrat and leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince (fejedelem) of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary.

He is 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.

Rakoci.

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