Zuzana Lórántffy

also Zuzana (Zsuszanna) Rákóczi, Lórántffy

(1600 – 1660)

Princess of Transylvania, daughter of the Sárospatak magnate Michael Lórántffy of Serk.

Married to Prince György I Rákóczi. After her husband’s death in 1648 she prudently managed her extensive estates, and continued to provide both material and cultural support for schooling (at the Sárospatak Gymnasium), and for the educational efforts within her domains. She both knew and supported Jan Amos Comenius.