Father Francis II Rakoczi Role Francis II Rakoczi's son Parents Francis II Rakoczi Uncles George III Rakoczi | Name Jozsef Rakoczi Died 1738 Children Maria Erzsebet Rakoczi | |
Mother Charlotte Amalie von Hessen-Rheinfels-Wanfried Grandparents Ilona Zrinyi, Francis I Rakoczi Similar People Francis II Rakoczi, Ilona Zrinyi, Francis I Rakoczi, Julianna Rakoczi | ||
Joseph Rakoczi (Hungarian: Rakoczi Jozsef; 17 August 1700 – 10 November 1738). He was the second son of Francis II Rakoczi and Charlotte Amalie von Hessen-Rheinfels-Wanfried.
Life
Joseph Rakoczi was born on 17 August 1700 in Vienna in the family of Francis II Rakoczi and Charlotte Amalie von Hessen-Rheinfels-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 Rakoczi 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 Munkacs. At that time Francis II Rakoczi was in exile at Rodosto with the protections of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud I. After receiving the title, Joseph Rakoczi escaped from Vienna and traveled to Rome, Naples, Paris and Madrid. After the death of Francis II Rakoczi, 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 the Prince of Transylvania. The Ottoman forces, however, were defeated and on the 10th of November 1738 Joseph Rakoczi died in the village of Chervena voda (nowadays Bulgaria, Ruse Province).