Mihály Esterházy

Michael I, 2nd Prince Esterházy of Galántha (4 May 1671 – 24 March 1721) was the second Prince Esterházy of Galántha. He succeeded his father, Paul I and was prince from 1713 to 1721. He was the imperial royal chamberlain and adviser for the Habsburg family.

Early life Prince Michael Esterházy was the twelfth son of Paul I, Prince Esterházy and Countess Orsolya Esterházy of Galanthá.

In 1688 in Vienna, when he was a student, he published his dissertation: Regula regum amor et timor sive Ladislaus rex Hungariae.

Career Michael was politically insignificant. He protected the family's patronage and had a hunting lodge built in Fertőd, which was expanded over 50 years later under Prince Nicholas I of Esterházy to become Esterházy Castle (Fertőd), one of the most representative castle complexes in Hungary.

Personal life On 24 May 1694 in Vienna, he married Donna Biandrata Anna Margherita (1673–1755). Together, they were the parents of two surviving daughters:

Countess Amalia Eleonore Esterházy of Galántha (1696–1749), who married Count János Antal Pálffy ab Erdöd, son of Count János Pálffy. Countess Johanna Maria Franziska Esterházy of Galántha (1699–1772), who married Michael Ernst Anton von Althann.

Prince Michael died in Vienna in 1721. He is buried in the family crypt in the Franciscan monastery in Eisenstadt. As he died without a male heir, his half-brother Joseph became the next head of the family.