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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
Gróf Miklós Bercsényi
Hungarian count
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
György Rákóczi, II
prince of Transylvania
György Rákóczi, I
prince of Transylvania
Árpád
ruler of Hungary
Viktor Orbán
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
Ferenc Deák
Ferenc Deák
Hungarian statesman
István Bibó
Hungarian political scientist and sociologist
János Kádár
János Kádár
premier of Hungary
Louis I
Louis I
king of Hungary
József Eötvös
József, Baron Eötvös
Hungarian writer
Sándor Petőfi
Hungarian poet
Ladislas IV
king of Hungary
Béla Kun
Béla Kun
Hungarian communist leader
Gyula, Count Andrássy.
Gyula, Count Andrássy
prime minister of Hungary