Gábor Esterházy (1673–1704)
Gábor Esterházy | |
|---|---|
| Count of Galántha | |
| Full name | Count Gábor Esterházy de Galántha |
| Born | April 15, 1673 |
| Died | December 13, 1704 (aged 31) |
| Noble family | House of Esterházy |
| Spouse(s) | Margaretha Christina von Abensberg und Traun (1694–1704) |
| Father | Paul I, Prince Esterházy of Galántha |
| Mother | Countess Orsolya Esterházy de Galántha |
Count Gábor (Gabriel) Esterházy de Galántha (15 April 1673 – 13 December 1704) was a Hungarian imperial general and noble, son of Paul I, Prince Esterházy and Orsolya Esterházy.[1]
Career[edit]
He studied in Vienna and became imperial knight in 1690. He also functioned as a royal chamberlain and councillor. Count Esterházy served as ispán of Fejér County between 1688 and 16 September 1691.[2] After that he was appointed ispán of Somogy and Zala Counties. He resigned from his preceding position on 29 March 1713.[3][4] He became imperial general in 1701 and functioned as the commander of the Hungarian cavalry regiment. He died of smallpox in 1704.
Family[edit]
Count Gábor Esterházy married Countess Margaretha Christina von Abensberg und Traun (1677–1725) on 24 May 1694 in Vienna. They had six children:
- József (6 April 1695 – 1697), died young
- Mária Anna (b. 1698), died young
- Mihály (1701 – 4 January 1702), died young
- Mária Józsefa (b. 1701), died young
- Margit (d. 1732)
- Mária Franziska (29 November 1702 – 31 January 1778), married Altgrave Karl Anton zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Bedburg und Alfter (1697–1755)
Works[edit]
- Hungaria Triumphans sive S. Ladislaus Rex Hungariae… in Basilica D. Stephani Nomine Inclytae Nation. Hung. panegyris laudat. Viennae, 1689. 27. Junii.
References[edit]
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Esterházy family tree". Genealogy.EU.
- ^ Fallenbüchl 1994, p. 76.
- ^ Fallenbüchl 1994, p. 95.
- ^ Fallenbüchl 1994, p. 111.
Sources[edit]
- (in Hungarian and German) Fallenbüchl, Zoltán (1994). Magyarország főispánjai, 1526–1848 ("Lord-Lieutenants of Counties in Hungary, 1526–1848"). Argumentum Kiadó. ISBN 963-7719-81-4.
- (in Hungarian) Szinnyei, József: Magyar írók élete és munkái II. (Caban–Exner). Budapest, Hornyánszky, 1893. (Online)