Nikolaus, Count Esterházy

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Nikolaus Esterházy
Count of Galántha

Palatine of Hungary
Reign	25 October 1625 – 11 September 1645
Predecessor	Szaniszló Thurzó
Successor	János Draskovich

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
Full name Count Miklós Esterházy de Galántha
Noble family	House of Esterházy
Father	Ferenc Esterházy de Galántha
Mother	Zsófia Illésházy de Illésháza
Born	(1583-04-08)April 8, 1583 Galántha, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Galanta, Slovakia)
Died	September 11, 1645(1645-09-11) (aged 62) Nagyhöflány, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Großhöflein, Austria)

The native form of this personal name is galánthai gróf Esterházy Miklós. This article uses the Western name order.

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.

Ha was the father of Ladislaus Esterházy and the later Prince Paul I Esterházy of Galántha.

References

↑ "Esterhazy Marriage Collar". The Walters Art Museum.

Political offices
Nikolaus, Count Esterházy House of Esterházy Born: 8 April 1583 Died: 11 September 1645
Preceded by Péter Révay	Master of the household 2 September 1618 – 4 August 1622	Succeeded by Imre Czobor
Preceded by György Drugeth	Judge royal 4 August 1622 – 25 October 1625	Succeeded by Menyhért Alaghy
Preceded by Szaniszló Thurzó	Palatine of Hungary 25 October 1625 – 11 September 1645	Succeeded by János Draskovich
Hungarian nobility
Preceded by himself as Baron	Count Esterházy of Galántha 10 August 1626 – 11 September 1645	Succeeded by Ladislaus

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 25404479 LCCN: n86059633 ISNI: 0000 0001 1752 0430 GND: 119061538

Persondata
Name	Esterhazy, Nikolaus
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	8 April 1583
Place of birth	Galántha, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Galanta, Slovakia)
Date of death	11 September 1645
Place of death	Nagyhöflány, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Großhöflein, Austria)

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