Michael I, 2nd Prince Esterházy of Galántha

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Michael I
Prince Esterházy of Galántha
Prince Esterházy of Galántha
Period26 March 1713 – 24 March 1721
PredecessorPaul I, Prince Esterházy
SuccessorJoseph I, 3rd Prince Esterházy of Galanthá
Born(1671-05-04)4 May 1671
Frakno, Kingdom of Hungary
Died24 March 1721(1721-03-24) (aged 49)
Vienna, Holy Roman Empire
SpouseDonna Anna Margherita Tizzone Biandrata
IssueCountess Amalia Eleonore Esterházy of Galántha
Countess Johanna Maria Franziska Esterházy of Galántha
Names
German: Michael
Hungarian: Mihály
HouseEsterházy
FatherPaul I, Prince Esterházy
MotherCountess Orsolya Esterházy of Galántha

Michael I, 2nd Prince Esterházy of Galántha (Hungarian: Mihály, Esterházy galánthai herceg) (4 May 1671 – 24 March 1721) was the second Prince Esterházy of Galántha. He succeeded his father, Paul I and was prince from 1713 to 1721. He was the imperial royal chamberlain and adviser for the Habsburg family.[1][2][3][better source needed]

Life[edit]

Prince Michael Esterházy was the twelfth son of Paul I, Prince Esterházy and Countess Orsolya Esterházy of Galanthá.

Michael was politically insignificant. He protected the family's patronage and had a hunting lodge built in Fertőd, which was expanded over 50 years later under Prince Nicholas I of Esterházy to become Esterházy Castle (Fertőd), one of the most representative castle complexes in Hungary.

On May 24, 1694, he married Biandrata Anna Margherita (1673-1755) in Vienna.

Prince Michael died in Vienna in 1721. He is buried in the family crypt in the Franciscan monastery in Eisenstadt. He died without a male heir, so his half-brother Joseph became the next head of the family.

In Vienna , when he was a student, he published his dissertation: Regula regum amor et timor sive Ladislaus rex Hungariae... Dicata 27. Jun. 1688. Deferente Gabr. Hevenesi Soc. I. Viennae.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Austrian Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture. "Esterházy, Michael I. Fürst". AEIOU Project. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Esterházy Betriebe GmbH. "I. Pál herceg (1635–1713)". Esterházy Betriebe GmbH. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  3. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Esterházy de Galántha family". GENEALOGY.EU. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.[self-published source]
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