Baron Gábor Esterházy de Galántha (8 October 1580 – 28 December 1626) was a Hungarian noble, son of
Vice-ispán (Viscount; ''vicecomes'') of
Pozsony County Ferenc Esterházy. 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.
Gábor was created Baron in 1613. He was a supporter of
Gabriel Bethlen.
Family
Gábor Esterházy married twice: his first wife was Anna Ujfalussy de Divékujfalu after 1612. Anna died in 1618. One year later Gábor married to Mária Dersffy de Szerdahely. Mária's sister,
Orsolya
Orsolya is a Hungarian variant of Ursula meaning "little bear" or "bear cub", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ''ursa'' "she-bear". Saint Ursula was a legendary virgin princess of the 4th century who was martyred by the Huns while ...
was the first wife of Nikolaus, Count Esterházy, Gábor's brother.
Gábor Esterházy had two children:
*
Farkas (1614–1670), served as
Chief Justice (''személynök'') of Hungary (1667–1670)
* Judit (? – 1676), married Baron János Amade de Várkony et Böős in 1643
References
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1580 births
1626 deaths
Gabor
Barons of Hungary
17th-century philanthropists