Nikolaus, Count Esterházy
Nikolaus, Count Esterházy
| Nikolaus Esterházy | |
|---|---|
| Count of Galántha | |
| Palatine of Hungary | |
| Reign | 25 October 1625 – 11 September 1645 |
| Predecessor | Szaniszló Thurzó |
| Successor | János Draskovich |
| Full name Count Miklós Esterházy de Galántha | |
| Born | April 8, 1583 Galánta, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Galanta, Slovakia) |
| Died | September 11, 1645(aged 62) Nagyhöflány, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Großhöflein, Austria) |
| Noble family | House of Esterházy |
| Spouse(s) | Baroness Orsolya Dersffy de Szerdahely (1612–1619) Baroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedegh (1624–1641) |
| Issue eleven children, including: Stephen Ladislaus Paul Anna Julia | |
| Father | Ferenc Esterházy de Galántha |
| Mother | Zsófia Illésházy de Illésháza |
This jeweled wedding collar (incomplete) was reputedly worn by Miklós Esterházy (aka. Nikolaus Esterházy), at his wedding in 1611.[1] The Walters Art Museum.
Baron, later Count Nikolaus Esterházy de Galántha (English: Nicholas Esterházy of Galántha) (Galanta, April 8, 1583 – Großhöflein, September 11, 1645) was the founder of the West-Hungarian noble House of Esterházy which became one of the grandest and most influential aristocratic families of the Kingdom of Hungary.
The Habsburg noted Baron Nikolaus because he was one of the few members of the Hungarian nobility to convert to Catholicism, and also because of his zeal in fighting the Turks.
His first marriage with Orsolya Dersffy made him immensely rich and brought him also the lordships of Munkács (today: Mukachevo, Ukraine) and Lánzsér-Lakompak (today: Landsee and Lackenbach in Austria). When he had to hand over Munkács in 1622 to Gabriel Bethlen because of the Peace of Nikolsburg, he was compensated by the Emperor with 2 new lordships, namely Fraknó (today: Forchtenstein, Austria) and Kismarton (today: Eisenstadt, Austria).
The Emperor made him in 1625 Palatine of Hungary, the highest political function in the country. He also became Count of Fraknó and Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece on 10 August 1626.
| Nikolaus Esterházy | |
|---|---|
| Count of Galántha | |
| Palatine of Hungary | |
| Reign | 25 October 1625 – 11 September 1645 |
| Predecessor | Szaniszló Thurzó |
| Successor | János Draskovich |
| Full name Count Miklós Esterházy de Galántha | |
| Born | April 8, 1583 Galánta, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Galanta, Slovakia) |
| Died | September 11, 1645(aged 62) Nagyhöflány, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Großhöflein, Austria) |
| Noble family | House of Esterházy |
| Spouse(s) | Baroness Orsolya Dersffy de Szerdahely (1612–1619) Baroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedegh (1624–1641) |
| Issue eleven children, including: Stephen Ladislaus Paul Anna Julia | |
| Father | Ferenc Esterházy de Galántha |
| Mother | Zsófia Illésházy de Illésháza |
Marriage and children
He married in 1612 with Baroness Orsolya Dersffy de Szerdahely (1583–1619) and had[2]
István (1616–1641), died before his father. Had one daughter.
Krisztina (1617-1617).
After his first wife's death, he married in 1624 Baroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedegh (1604-1641) and had:
Magdolna (1625-1627)
László (1626-1652), killed in at the Battle of Vezekény
Katalin, (1628-1630)
Anna Júlia (1630-1669), married Ferenc Nadasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld
Michael (1632-1633)
Mária Krisztina (1634-1634)
Paul I Esterházy of Galántha (1635-1713), his successor
Mária (1638-1684), married Count György Drugeth de Homonna
Ferenc (1641-1683), had issue.