Nikolaus VI Graf Pálffy von Erdőd () (1 March 1657 – 20 February 1732) was a Hungarian nobleman, Imperial

Field marshal Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army (in countries without the rank of Generalissimo), and as such, few persons a ...

and

Palatine of Hungary The Palatine of Hungary ( or , , ) was the highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 11th century to 1848. Initially, Palatines were representatives of the monarchs, later (from 1723) the vice-regent (vi ...

Early life

He was the eldest son of Count Miklós IV Pálffy von Erdőd (1619–1679) and Maria Eleonora von Harrach zu Rohrau und Thannhausen (1634–1693).

János Pálffy Johann Bernhard Stephan, Graf Pálffy de Erdőd (, ; 20 August 1664 – 24 March 1751) was a Hungarian noble, Imperial Field marshal and Palatine of Hungary. An accomplished military leader and diplomat during the time of Prince Eugène of Sa ...

was his younger brother.

Career

Like his father, he pursued a military career and joined the Habsburg Army. He participated in the

Battle of Vienna The Battle of Vienna took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 1683 after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle was fought by the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarchy) and the Polish–Li ...

and the following actions, until he became commander of the

Esztergom Esztergom (; ; or ; , known by Names of European cities in different languages: E–H#E, alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the righ ...

Fortress in 1687. In 1688, he participated in the campaign against the Turks under

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian II (11 July 1662 – 26 February 1726), also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Electorate of Bavaria, Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spani ...

and fought in the

Siege of Belgrade (1688) The siege of Belgrade was a successful attempt by Habsburg troops under the command of the Elector of Bavaria Maximilian II Emanuel to capture the city of Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire. Part of the Great Turkish War (1683–1699), the siege ...

, Battle of Batočina,

Battle of Niš (1689) The Battle of Niš was fought on 24 September 1689, near the city of Niš in southern Serbia, between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire as part of the Great Turkish War. The Austrian commander, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden ...

and

Battle of Slankamen The Battle of Slankamen was fought on 19 August 1691, near Stari Slankamen, Slankamen in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia (modern-day Vojvodina, Serbia), between the Ottoman Empire, and Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg Austrian forces ...

. As a reward, he became ''Schlosshauptmann von Pressburg'' (Captain of Pressburg Castle) in 1694, a Knight of the

Order of the Golden Fleece The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece (, ) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in 1430 in Brugge by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Isabella of Portugal. T ...

in 1711,

in 1713 and Field Marshal General in 1718. As Palatine of Hungary, he organized the supply of the Army defending Hungary against the Turks. It is also to his credit that the Hungarian and Croat nobility accepted the

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so quickly. He died in Pozsony at the age of nearly 75 years.

Marriage and Children

He married in October 1680 with Baroness Katharina Elisabeth von und zu Weichs (died 1724) and had : * Lipót I József Ignác Kálmán (1681–1720), Austrian General * Mária Erzsébet Filippina Borbála, (1681–1732), married Count Karl Cajetan de Longueval of Bocquoy * Eleonóra Mária Teréz Bonaventura, (1682–1729), married Franz Anton von Abensberg und Traun * János VI József Antal Prosper (1685–1716), killed in action at the

Battle of Petrovaradin The Battle of Petrovaradin also known as the Battle of Peterwardein, took place on 5 August 1716 during the Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718), Austro-Turkish War when the Ottoman army besieged the Habsburg-controlled fortress of Petrovaradin on ...

* Ferenc III Rudolf Lõrinc (1686–1735) * Károly II József Miklós Rochus (1687–1720) * Ferenc IV Henrik Antal (1688–1689) * Karolina Anna Dorottya (1689–1759), married Count Karl Ludwig von Roggendorf * Ferdinánd II Vilmos Zsigmond, (1690–1694) * Lajos I, (1692–1693) * Mária Anna Ernesztina Karolina (1693–1761), married Count Joseph Johann Franz Anton Ungnad von Weissenwolf

External links

ADB (in German)Austria forum

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palffy, Nikolaus Hungarian nobility 1657 births 1732 deaths Field marshals of Austria Palatines of Hungary Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria