Count Francis Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde (c. 1610 – 13 May 1667) was a Hungarian noble, who reigned as Prince of Transylvania between November 1657 and January 1658.

[1] As a high-ranking nobleman he served in the Transylvanian army for several years as deputy commander in the service of Prince George II Rákóczi.

Francis Rhédey was elected Prince of Transylvania for a brief time while George Rákóczi was on a military campaign in Poland.

Very upset because Rákóczi had not requested authorization from the sultan to start the military campaign, the Grand Vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, forced the Grand Assembly to elect Francis Rhédey prince of Transylvania instead of Rákóczi.

Soon Rhédey was officially elected as Transylvanian Prince on 2 November 1657, but on 9 January 1658 he resigned in favor of George Rákóczi II, who had returned to Transylvania.