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cess Julianne Rákóczi married Count Ferdinand Gobert-Aspremont (1645-1708), a French-born aristocrat loyal to the Viennese Court, and, in a time, her wealth was inherited by their children.? During his short tenure, Prince Francis Rákóczi II ruled his estates and vineyards exemplarily in Tokaj Wine-Region at the turn of the 17" and 18" centuries. Between 1701 and 1711, according to the gualities of botrytisation, he regularly listed, systemised, and classified all the vineyards and wine-growing estates in Tokaj Wine-Region on several occasions. Moreover, his wine-growing activity had never yet prevented the fact that, meanwhile, he had become the leader prince of the War of Liberation against the Viennese Court between 1703 and 1711 attached to his family name.” At the end of the War of Liberation, concluded in the Szatmár treaty in 1711, Francis Rákóczi II was offered a general pardon by the Viennese Court. However, he did not accept it, and he chose exile till his death. Therefore, all his vineyards held in Tokaj Wine-Region were confiscated by the authorities and delegated to the control of the Viennese Court in 1712. At a time, these were donated to those high-born families who remained strongly loyal to Habsburgs, for example, Andrässy, Buttler, Erdödy, Gober-Aspremont, Haller, Klobusiczky, Mudräny, Nigrelli, Orczy, Szirmay, Trautson, and so on.” To sum up very briefly and succinctly, the Räköczis had a lion’s share in developing and reviving Tokaj Wine-Region. Without this family, we cannot speak at all about Tokaj, indeed, because the fate of the Rákóczi family is tightly related to the history of Tokaj: churches, courthouses, estates, and, of course, vineyards have hitherto saved (preserved, guarded) their memories, and names in this region. CAYLEE) ® 23 3 MNL-OL A 57. No. 66:1059.; MNL-OL E 156. No. 13:22. 26 MNL-OL E 156. UC. No. 11:4., No. 70:51/a., No. 70:51/b., No. 104:56., No. 104:58., No. 116:69, No. 157:5. 27 MNL-OL E 156. UC. No. 27:10. 154
