Ladislaus, Count Esterházy
| Ladislaus Esterházy | |
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| Count of Galántha | |
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| Spouse(s) | Countess Eleonóra Batthyány de Németújvár (1650–1652) |
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childless
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| Full name
Count László Esterházy de Galántha
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| Noble family | Esterházy |
| Father | Count Miklós Esterházy de Galántha |
| Mother | Baroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedegh |
| Born | December 31, 1626 |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Vezekény, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Veľké Vozokany, Slovakia) |
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Count Ladislaus Esterházy de Galántha (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 Galántha and inherited the family's vast wealth and landholdings at the age of 17. Paul later became the 1st Prince of Galántha.[3]
Legacy
The four Esterházy brothers were buried on November 26, 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
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Ladislaus, Count Esterházy
Born: 31 December 1626 Died: 26 August 1652 |
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| Preceded by | Count Esterházy of Galántha 11 September 1645 – 26 August 1652 |
Succeeded by Paul |
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