He was elected Prince of Transylvania during his father's lifetime (19 February 1642). On 3 February 1643, he … See more

On ascending the throne (October 1648), his first thought was to realize his father's ambitions in Poland. With this object in view, he allied himself, in the beginning of 1649, with the Cossack hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, … See more

On 3 November 1657, at the command of the Ottoman Empire (to which Transylvania was tributary), the Diet deposed him for undertaking an unauthorized war and replaced him by Francis Rhédey. But in January 16… See more

• Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Rákóczy s.v. George II." . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 868.
• Hangay, Zoltán (1987). Erdély választott fejedelme: … See more