Tamás Esterházy (1625–1652) Explained

Tamás Esterházy
Baron of Galántha
Full Name:Baron Tamás Esterházy de Galántha
Noble Family:House of Esterházy
Father:Baron Dániel Esterházy de Galántha
Mother:Judit Rumy de Rum et Rábadoroszló
Occupation:Soldier
Birth Date:20 December 1625
Birth Place:Beckó, Kingdom of Hungary
(today: Beckov, Slovakia)
Death Place:Vezekény, Kingdom of Hungary
(today: Veľké Vozokany, Slovakia)

Baron Tamás Esterházy de Galántha (20 December 1625 – 26 August 1652) was a Hungarian noble from the Csesznek branch of the Esterházy family as the son of Baron Dániel Esterházy and Judit Rumy.[1]

Esterházy served as deputy castellan of the Fortress of Déva and also fought in Bohemia, Saxony under the command of Miklós Zrínyi. He was killed in the Battle of Vezekény in 1652, along with his younger brother Gáspár, and his cousins, Ladislaus, Count Esterházy, the head of the family and Ferenc, the firstborn son of Baron Pál Esterházy.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marek . Miroslav . Esterházy family tree . Genealogy.EU.
  2. http://de.esterhazy.net/index.php/I8 Esterhazy Wiki