István Esterházy (1616–1641)

Count István Esterházy de Galántha (English: Count Stephen Esterházy of Galántha; 27 February 1616 – 4 July 1641) was a member of the wealthy Hungarian Esterházy family, eldest son of Palatine Nicholas Esterházy and his first wife, Baroness Orsolya Dersffy.

István Esterházy
Count of Galántha
Full name
Count István Esterházy de Galántha
Born(1616-02-27)27 February 1616
Munkács, Kingdom of Hungary
(today: Mukachevo, Ukraine)
Died4 July 1641(1641-07-04) (aged 25)
Vienna
Noble familyEsterházy
Spouse(s)Countess Erzsébet Thurzó de Bethlenfalva (1638–1641)
IssueOrsolya
FatherCount Miklós Esterházy de Galántha
MotherBaroness Orsolya Dersffy de Szerdahely

His father received the title of Count in 1626 by Emperor-King Ferdinand II, therefore his descendants also could make use of title. Count István died in 1641, when his father was still alive. His younger brother Ladislaus became head of the family in 1645.

Family

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Count István married to Countess Erzsébet Thurzó (1621–1642), granddaughter of Palatine György Thurzó, on 26 September 1638 in Kismarton (today: Eisenstadt, Austria). Erzsébet Thurzó's mother was Baroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedegh, the second wife of Count István's father. They had a daughter:

References

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  1. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Esterházy family tree". Genealogy.EU.