Baron Dániel Esterházy de Galántha (26 July 1585 – 14 June 1654) was a Hungarian noble, son of Vice-ispán (Viscount; ''vicecomes'') of

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Ferenc Esterházy. He was the founder of the ''Csesznek branch'' of the

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. His brother was, among others,

Nikolaus, Count Esterházy Baron, later Count Nikolaus Esterházy de Galántha ( en, Nicholas Esterházy of Galántha) (Galanta, 8 April 1583 Großhöflein, 11 September 1645) was the founder of the West-Hungarian noble House of Esterházy which became one of the grandes ...

who served as

Palatine of Hungary The Palatine of Hungary ( hu, nádor or , german: Landespalatin, la, palatinus regni Hungariae) was the highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 11th century to 1848. Initially, Palatines were represe ...

Life

He participated in

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's War of Independence at the age of twenty. Later, he was a supporter of

Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen ( hu, Bethlen Gábor; 15 November 1580 – 15 November 1629) was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629 and Duke of Opole from 1622 to 1625. He was also King-elect of Hungary from 1620 to 1621, but he never took control of th ...

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. As a result, he had a conflict with his brother, Nikolaus (Miklós). However Bethlen imprisoned him because of his sympathy for Palatine

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's royalist party. Dániel escaped from the prison. Dániel was created Baron in 1613. In 1635,

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Ferdinand II gave him the castle of

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which was then a stronghold of

Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia ...

(Raab). Baron Dániel founded the ''Csesznek branch''.

Family

Baron Dániel Esterházy married to Judit Rumy de Rum et Rábadoroszló, granddaughter of Vice-ispán of Vas County Ferenc Rumy, on 20 February 1623. They had several children: * Zsófia (16 March 1624 – 26 March 1624), died as an infant * János (27 January 1625 – 22 June 1692), created Count in 1683 * Tamás (20 December 1625 – 26 August 1652), killed in the

Battle of Vezekény The Battle of Vezekény ( hu, vezekényi csata) occurred during the 17th century Ottoman Wars in Europe. It was a major Hungarian victory. Tamás Esterházy was killed in the battle along with his younger brother Gáspár and his cousin Lá ...

* Zsigmond (30 December 1626 – 1692) * Gáspár (13 January 1628 – 26 August 1652), killed in the

* Mihály (28 February 1629 – 27 July 1686), killed in the Battle of Buda * György (25 March 1630 – 9 August 1663), Titular Bishop of Szendrő, killed in the

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* Ádám (1631 – 12 August 1638), died young * Mária Magdolna (19 February 1633 – 1672), married to Count András Serényi de Kisserény (d. 1689) in 1672 * Anna (11 March 1634 – 22 November 1635), died young * Krisztina (1 August 1635 – 31 December 1640), died young * Gábor (5 September 1637 – 8 September 1637), died as an infant (twin) * András (5 September 1637 – September 1643), died young (twin) * Imre (15 September 1638 – 1670) * István (19 January 1640 – 4 February 1643), died young * János (2 February 1643 – 4 February 1643), died as an infant

References

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Daniel Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

Barons of Hungary People from Galanta 17th-century philanthropists