Please don't the name the son George. I'd rather a Sigismund than another George (even if there aren't Georges in this TL). Maybe that's why I 'misread' the brother to be named Gregory! :winkytongue:
 
Please don't the name the son George. I'd rather a Sigismund than another George (even if there aren't Georges in this TL). Maybe that's why I 'misread' the brother to be named Gregory! :winkytongue:

Might depend on who the kids godparebts are. For instance if godfather's name is George then there might not necessarily be a way around it. However, you might just as easily see the boy given some other name besides Zsigmond (Ferenc II Rakoczi's sons were Lipot Lajos György (Leopold Louis George), Joszef and György), plus Zsigmond had a younger brother named Ferenc (so the English form Francis is possible). But a quick squizz over the Rakoczi tree shows mostly Ferencs, Györgys, Mihálys (Michael) with a smattering of Zsigmonds, Lászlòs (Ladislas), two Andráses and 2 Peters (neither in the specific branch Zsigmond hailed from) and 1 János (John).

For girls we have more English suited Katalins (Katherine), Erszebet (Elizabeth), Anna, Zsofia (Sophia) with the slightly more exotic sounding Dorottya (Dorothea), Magdolna (Magdalene) and Sarolta (Charlotte)
 
I'm thinking Henriette's only child will be George, but since he can die before the succession that's not a problem.
His kids will follow Racozy names. Essentially means a King Sigmund, Michael, or Francis. Perhaps Zsigmond is even rendered as Simon?
 
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