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István Esterházy de Galántha (4 March 1572 – 26 October 1596) was a Hungarian noble and soldier son of Vice-ispán (Viscount; vicecomes) of Pozsony County Ferenc Esterházy. His brother was among others Nikolaus Count Esterházy who served as Palatine of Hungary.István participated along with his father in the 1596 campaign against the Ottoman Empire. They served in the army under commander Count Miklós Pálffy. István Esterházy was killed in the Battle of Keresztes on 26 October 1596.