About István Esterházy
Lived 1616 – 1641 (aged 25). István Esterházy was a Hungarian composer, soldier and military leader.
Count István Esterházy de 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.
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 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:
Orsolya (7 March 1641 – 31 March 1682), who married to her own uncle, Paul I, Prince Esterházy on 7 February 1655.
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Who was István Esterházy?
Hungarian noble
When was István Esterházy born?
István Esterházy was born on 27 February 1616 in Mukachevo.
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István Esterházy died on 4 July 1641 in Vienna.
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István Esterházy was a composer, soldier and military leader.
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István Esterházy was Hungarian.
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