István Esterházy | |
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Lord of Galántha | |
Full name
István Esterházy de Galántha
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Born | March 4, 1572 |
Died | October 26, 1596 Mezőkeresztes, Kingdom of Hungary |
(aged 24)
Noble family | Esterházy |
Father | Ferenc Esterházy de Galántha |
Mother | Zsófia Illésházy de Illésháza |
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. 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.