Baron later Count Nikolaus Esterházy de Galántha (English: Nicholas Esterházy of Galántha) (Galanta April 8 1583 – Großhöflein September 11 1645) was the founder of the West-Hungarian noble House of Esterházy which became one of the grandest and most influential aristocratic families of the Kingdom of Hungary.The Habsburg noted Baron Nikolaus because he was one of the few members of the Hungarian nobility to convert to Catholicism and also because of his zeal in fighting the Turks.His first marriage with Orsolya Dersffy made him immensely rich and brought him also the lordships of Munkács (today: Mukachevo Ukraine) and Lánzsér-Lakompak (today: Landsee and Lackenbach in Austria).
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