Esterhazy Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Esterhazy family name is thought to be habitational, deriving from the name of a now-lost settlement called Esterháza near Dunajská Streda in present day Slovakia.

Esterhazy Early Origins

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The surname Esterhazy was first found in southwestern Slovakia, part of the Kingdom of Hungary at the time, where they were low gentry. From 1421 on, they were the owners of a property in Galanta, and Ferenc Zerházy (1563-1594) was elevated to the title of Baron of Galántha. The family further rose in prominence under Count Nikolaus Esterházy (1583-1645) and his son, Prince Paul Esterházy (1635-1713).

Esterhazy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Eszterházy, Esterházy, Esterhazy and others.

Esterhazy Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Esterhazy research. Another 305 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1641, 1654, 1760, 1711, 1762, 1714, 1790, 1790, 1765, 1833, 1809, 1585, 1654, 1635, 1713, 1674 and 1687 are included under the topic Early Esterhazy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Esterhazy Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notable amongst the family name in this era Baron Daniel Esterhazy de Galantha (1585-1654), a Hungarian noble, the founder of the Csesznek branch of the House of Esterhazy; and Pál Esterhazy, Fürst Esterházy von Galantha, (1635-1713), a Hungarian...

Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Esterhazy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Josef Esterhazy, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York on Dec. 5, 1899, aboard the "Friesland"; and Paul Esterhazy, who arrived at Ellis Island, New York on Jan 14, 1908 aboard the "Kronprinzessin Cecilie.".

Contemporary Notables of the name Esterhazy (post 1700)

Márton Esterházy (b. 1956), Hungarian soccer player, member of the national team (1980-1988)
Péter Esterházy (b. 1950), Hungarian novelist
Count Paul Oscar Esterházy (1831-1912), Hungarian immigration agent, disputed aristocrat, eponym and founder of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada
Prince Anton Esterhazy (b. 1936), Hungarian Prince, who lost his legal standing when titles were abolished in that country in 1947
Count Móric Esterházy (1881-1960), prime minister of Hungary and one largest landowners in Hungary
Prince Paul (Pál Maria Alois Antal Miklós Victor) Esterhazy (1901-1989), Hungarian Prince, who lived through land reform that saw the family lose its fortunes, and was imprisoned in solitary confinement for 15 years
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (1847-1923), French (Hungarian ancestry) army officer, a traitor and spy for Germany, who had Alfred Dreyfus wrongly accused and convicted
Prince Paul Anton Esterhazy (1786-1866), Hungarian prince, diplomat in Austria, Foreign Minister in 1848

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The Esterhazy Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Esterhazy Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 9 October 2014 at 10:48.