István Esterházy (1572–1596)

István Esterházy
Lord of Galántha

Full name

István Esterházy de Galántha
Noble family Esterházy
Father Ferenc Esterházy de Galántha
Mother Zsófia Illésházy de Illésháza
Born (1572-03-04)March 4, 1572
Died October 26, 1596(1596-10-26) (aged 24)
Mezőkeresztes, Kingdom of Hungary
The native form of this personal name is galánthai Esterházy István. This article uses the Western name order.

István Esterházy de Galántha (4 March 1572 – 26 October 1596) was a Hungarian noble and soldier, son of Vice-ispán (Viscount; vicecomes) of Pozsony County Ferenc Esterházy.[1] His brother was, among others, Nikolaus, Count Esterházy who served as Palatine of Hungary.

István participated, along with his father, in the 1596 campaign against the Ottoman Empire. They served in the army under commander Count Miklós Pálffy. István Esterházy was killed in the Battle of Keresztes on 26 October 1596.[2]

References

  1. Marek, Miroslav. "Esterházy family tree". Genealogy.EU. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. Merényi, Lajos. "Herczeg Esterházy Pál nádor". Franklin Társulat, 1895.
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