Francis Rákóczi II
| Francis II Rákóczi | |
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| Prince of Transylvania, Ruling Prince of Hungary | |
Francis II Rákóczi (painted by Ádám Mányoki)
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| Prince of Transylvania | |
| Reign | 1704 – 1711 |
| Predecessor | Leopold I |
| Successor | Charles IV |
| Born | 1676 Borsi, Royal Hungary (now Borša, Slovakia) |
| Died | 1735 Tekirdağ, Ottoman Empire |
| Burial | 1906 St. Elisabeth Cathedral, Kassa, Kingdom of Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia) |
| Spouse | Sarolta Amália (Charlotte Amalie von Hessen-Rheinfels-Wanfried) |
| Issue | Leopold Rákóczi József Rákóczi György Rákóczi Sarolta Rákóczi |
| Father | Francis I Rákóczi |
| Mother | Ilona Zrínyi |
Francis II Rákóczi (Hungarian: II. Rákóczi Ferenc, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈraːkoːt͡si ˈfɛrɛnt͡s]; 27 March 1676 in Borsi, Royal Hungary (now Borša, Slovakia) – 8 April 1735 in Tekirdağ, Ottoman Empire) was a Hungarian nobleman 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 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 full title was: Franciscus II. Dei Gratia Sacri Romani Imperii & Transylvaniae princeps Rakoczi. Particum Regni Hungariae Dominus & Siculorum Comes, Regni Hungariae Pro Libertate Confoederatorum Statuum necnon Munkacsiensis & Makoviczensis Dux, Perpetuus Comes de Saros; Dominus in Patak, Tokaj, Regécz, Ecsed, Somlyó, Lednicze, Szerencs, Onod.
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. Rákóczy (Rakoci, Rakoczy), in Romanian: Francisc Rákóczi al II-lea, in Serbian Ференц II Ракоци.
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