József Rákóczi

Joseph Rákóczi (Hungarian: Rákóczi József; 17 August 1700 – 10 November 1738). He was the second son of Francis II Rákóczi and Charlotte Amalie von Hessen-Rheinfels-Wanfried.

Joseph Rákóczi
Candidate Prince of Transylvania
Born1700
Vienna, Austria
Died1738
Cernavodă, Ottoman Empire (now Romania, Constanța County)
FatherFrancis II Rákóczi
MotherCharlotte Amalie of Hesse-Wanfried

Life

Joseph Rákóczi was born on 17 August 1700 in Vienna in the family of Francis II Rákóczi and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Wanfried. At that time his father was imprisoned in the fortress of Wiener Neustadt (south of Vienna) on accusations for a correspondence with France for a support for the cause of Hungarian independence. When Francis II Rákóczi managed to escape from prison and fled to Poland, his two sons, Joseph and George, stayed in Vienna and were raised as members of the German nobility, loyal to the Holy Roman Emperor. He even received the title of Marquis of San Marco as one of the attempts to separate him with his family and past.

In 1734 his father granted him the title of Duke of Munkács. At that time Francis II Rákóczi was in exile at Rodosto with the protections of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud I. After receiving the title, Joseph Rákóczi escaped from Vienna and traveled to Rome, Naples, Paris and Madrid. After the death of Francis II Rákóczi, Joseph came to Rodosto at the invitation of his father’s fellows in exile as the rightful heir. In the summer of 1737 a war broke out between Austria and the Ottoman Empire and the Sultan recognized Joseph as the candidate for Prince of Transylvania. The Ottoman forces, however, were defeated and on 10 November 1738 Joseph Rákóczi died in Cernavodă (nowadays in Dobruja, Romania).

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