Baroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedegh (31 October 1604 – 17 February 1641) was the daughter of Baron Pál Nyáry and Katalin Várday de Kisvárda. She was the second wife of

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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 ...

. Her son, among others, was

Paul I, Prince Esterházy Paul I, Prince Esterházy of Galántha (full German language, German name: ''Paul Fürst Esterházy von Galantha''; full Hungarian language, Hungarian name: ''galánthai herceg Esterházy Pál'') (8 September 1635 – 26 March 1713) was the first ...

Life

She was born on 31 October 1604 as the youngest child of Pál Nyáry, the castellan of

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(''Nagyvárad''; today: ''Oradea, Romania''),

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(Count; comes) of

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and Közép-Szolnok Counties.

First marriage

Baroness Krisztina married to Count Imre Thurzó, only son of

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György Thurzó György Thurzó (german: Georg Thurzo, sk, Juraj Turzo; 2 September 1567 – 24 December 1616) was a powerful Hungarian magnate, who served as the Palatine of Hungary between 1609 and 1616. Biography György Thurzó was born into the richest ...

. Imre was the last male member of the

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. Their wedding was held in Helmec on 15 November 1618. The marriage was highly luxurious during that time, which was celebrated by Péter Alvinci. They had two daughters: *

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(20 February 1621 – 4 July 1642), married to Count István Esterházy (1616–1641) on 26 July 1638, the eldest son of Krisztina's second husband, Count Nikolaus and Baroness Orsolya Dersffy *Krisztina (25 April 1622 – 22 March 1632), died young

Second marriage

Count Imre died suddenly in 1621, and as a result, the House of Thurzó became extinct in the male line. Krisztina converted to

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from

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. The widow, promising a rich heritage, married Count Nikolaus (Miklós) Esterházy (1583–1645) in Szucsány (today: ''Sučany, Slovakia'') on 21 July 1624. The wedding ceremony was celebrated by

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, the

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. The marriage produced the following children: *Magdolna (19 September 1625 – 7 May 1627), died young *

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(31 December 1626 – 26 August 1652), Count Esterházy of Galántha (1645–1652), killed in the

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*Katalin (18 August 1628 – 13 March 1630), died young *

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(28 February 1630 – 22 January 1669), married to

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, who participated in the

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*Mihály (19 February 1632 – 26 August 1633), died young *Mária Krisztina (17 January 1634 – 5 April 1634), died as an infant *

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(7 September 1635 – 26 March 1713),

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(since 1681), the first Prince Esterházy of Galántha (since 1687) *Mária (2 February 1638 – 2 April 1684), married to Count György Drugeth de Homonna (1633–1661) *Ferenc (17 February 1641 – 16 October 1683), castellan of

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, Imperial and Royal Chamberlain, participated in the Magnate conspiracy, his second wife was Countess Katalin Thököly, sister of

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The family's court chaplain was the

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Mátyás (Matthias) Hajnal, who recommended his devotional book of Jesus' Heart, published in

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, 1629, to Krisztina Nyáry. That work is a precious memorial of the beginning of the Hungarian

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.József Szinnyei: ''Magyar írók élete és munkái IV. (Gyalai–Hyrtl)''. Budapest, Hornyánszky, 1896.
/ref> Krisztina's diary is also a work of literary value. Baroness Krisztina died on 17 February 1641, survived by her husband who did not remarry.

References

Sources

* Arnold Ipolyi
''Bedegi Nyáry Krisztina 1604-1641'', Budapest, Méhner Vilmos kiadása, 1887
* Zsigmond Nyáry: ''Nyáry de Bedegh et Berencs'', Budapest, 1996. {{DEFAULTSORT:Nyary, Krisztina 1604 births 1641 deaths Hungarian nobility Converts to Roman Catholicism from Lutheranism People from Kisvárda Deaths in childbirth