Nikolaus, Count Esterházy
Nikolaus Esterházy | |
|---|---|
| Count of Galántha | |
| Palatine of Hungary | |
| Reign | 25 October 1625 – 11 September 1645 |
| Predecessor | Szaniszló Thurzó |
| Successor | János Draskovich |
| Full name | Count Miklós Esterházy de Galántha |
| Born | 8 April 1583 Galánta, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Galanta, Slovakia) |
| Died | 11 September 1645 (aged 62) Nagyhöflány, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Großhöflein, Austria) |
| Noble family | House of Esterházy |
| 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 |
| Father | Ferenc Esterházy de Galántha |
| Mother | Zsófia Illésházy de Illésháza |
Baron, later Count Nikolaus Esterházy de Galántha (English: Nicholas Esterházy of Galántha) (Galanta, 8 April 1583 – Großhöflein, 11 September 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.