Tamás Esterházy (1570–1616)
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The native form of this personal name is galánthai Esterházy Tamás. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Tamás Esterházy de Galántha (8 May 1570 – 1616) was a Hungarian noble, son of Vice-ispán (Viscount; vicecomes) of Pozsony County Ferenc Esterházy.[1] One of his brothers was Nikolaus, Count Esterházy who served as Palatine of Hungary.
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Lord of Galántha | |
Full name | Tamás Esterházy de Galántha |
Born | 8 May 1570 |
Died | 1616 (or 1615) Galántha, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Galanta, Slovakia) |
Noble family | House of Esterházy |
Father | Ferenc Esterházy de Galántha |
Mother | Zsófia Illésházy de Illésháza |
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He studied at the University of Wittenberg since 3 October 1589 where he converted to Calvinism. He translated one of his teacher, Aegidius Hunnius's works into Hungarian. Cardinal Péter Pázmány, a key member and initiator of the Hungarian counter-Reformation condemned Esterházy's work and called Hunnius' publication as "evil".[2]
Tamás Esterházy died in 1616 at Galántha, ancient estate of the House of Esterházy.