Ladislaus, Count Esterházy

Ladislaus Esterházy
Ladislaus Esterházy
	Count of Galánta
	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 Ádám Batthyány, 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

Coats of arms of House of Esterházy

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!“.

Ancestors of Ladislaus, Count Esterházy

16. Márton Zerhas de Zerhásház

8. Benedek Zerhas de Zerhásház

17. Erzsébet Wad de Felszász

4. Ferenc Esterházy de Galánta

9. Ilona Bessenyei de Galánta

2. Miklós, Count Esterházy de Galánta

20. György Illésházy de Illésháza

10. Tamás Illésházy de Illésháza

21. Margit Tankházy

5. Zsófia Illésházy de Illésháza

11. Zsófia Földes

1. Ladislaus, Count Esterházy de Galánta

24. Miklós Nyáry de Bedeg et Berencs

12. Lőrinc Nyáry de Bedeg et Berencs

25. Krisztina Kanisay de Kanizsa

6. Baron Pál Nyáry de Bedeg et Berencs

26. Miklós Thúróczy de Túróczszentmihály

13. Márta Thúróczy de Túróczszentmihály

27. Mária Zabláth

3. Baroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedeg

28. Mihály Várdai

14. Miklós Várdai

29. Erzsébet Sarmasághy

7. Katalin Várday de Kisvárda

30. Antal Losonczi

15. Dorottya Losonczi

31. Klára Báthori de Ecsed

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)
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 |publisher= (help)

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.

Hungarian nobility
Ladislaus, Count Esterházy House of Esterházy Born: 31 December 1626 Died: 26 August 1652
Preceded by Nikolaus	Count Esterházy of Galánta 11 September 1645 – 26 August 1652	Succeeded by Paul

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[1] Marek, Miroslav. "Batthyány family tree". Genealogy EU.

[EuWeb-2] Marek, Miroslav. "Esterházy de Galánta family". GENEALOGY.EU. Retrieved 2010-02-23. External link in |publisher= (help)

[Esterhazy-3] 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 |publisher= (help)