Ladislaus, Count Esterházy
Ladislaus Esterházy | |
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| Count of Galánta | |
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| Full name
Count László Esterházy de Galánta | |
| Born | 31 December 1626 |
| Died | 26 August 1652 (aged 25) Vezekény, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Veľké Vozokany, Slovakia) |
| Noble family | Esterházy |
| Spouse(s) | Countess Eleonóra Batthyány de Németújvár (1650–1652) |
| Issue
childless | |
| Father | Count Miklós Esterházy de Galánta |
| Mother | Baroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedegh |
| Occupation | Soldier |
Count Ladislaus Esterházy de Galánta (31 December 1626 – 26 August 1652) was a Hungarian noble, son of Nikolaus, Count Esterházy, who served as Palatine of Hungary. He was a general in the Imperial Army and fought against the Ottoman Empire.
Life[]
His older brother, István Esterházy died in 1641, as a result Ladislaus succeeded his father as head of the Esterházy family in 1645. He married Eleonóra Batthyány, daughter of Imperial and Royal Chamberlain , in 1650.[1] However, the marriage remained childless, as Ladislaus was killed in the Battle of Vezekény, along with three other members of the family.[2]
He was succeeded by his younger brother Paul as Count Esterházy of Galánta and inherited the family's vast wealth and landholdings at the age of 17. Paul later became the 1st Prince of Galánta.[3]
Legacy[]
The four Esterházy brothers were buried on 26 November 1652 in the crypt of Nagyszombat's University Church (today: Trnava, Slovakia). The battlefield was marked by a 5 metre tall obelisk commemorating the victory and the sacrifice of the four brothers, erected in 1734. In 1896 it was replaced by the memorial which is still visible — a white travertine pedestal with a bronze sculpture of a lion crushing a Turkish battle flag. The pedestal bears a Latin inscription that reads: “Hold on, traveller, and read!“.
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References[]
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Batthyány family tree". Genealogy EU.
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Esterházy de Galánta family". GENEALOGY.EU. Retrieved 2010-02-23. External link in
|publisher=(help)[self-published source][better source needed] - ^ Esterházy Betriebe GmbH. "I. Pál herceg (1635–1713)". Esterházy Betriebe GmbH. Archived from the original on 2007-06-20. Retrieved 2010-02-23. External link in
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Sources[]
- Martí, Tibor: Gróf Esterházy László (1626–1652). Fejezetek egy arisztokrata család történetéhez. PhD Dissertation, Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPKE), 2013.
- Martí, Tibor: "Count László Esterházy: The Military Career of a Young West Transdanubian Aristocrat". In: Identity and Culture in Ottoman Hungary. Eds. Fodor, Pál–Ács, Pál. Berlin, 2017. pp. 123–139.
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