George I Rákóczi, prince of Transylvania (died 1648)

George I Rákóczi

Hungarian prince of Transylvania

George I Rákóczi was Prince of Transylvania from 1630 until his death in 1648. Prior to that, he was a leader of the Protestant faction in Hungary and a faithful supporter of Gabriel Bethlen, his predecessor as Prince. When Bohemian nobles requested military support in their…