Nikolaus III, Prince Esterházy [SEP] place of death
Nikolaus III, Prince Esterházy
Nikolaus III, Prince Esterházy (, (Regensburg, June 25, 1817 - Vienna, January 28, 1894) was the ninth prince of the Hungarian House of Esterházy.
Life.
Unlike his ancestors, Nikolaus didn't spent his youth in the Schloss Esterháza in Hungary, but in England, where his father, Paul III Anton, Prince Esterházy, was Ambassador for the Austrian Emperor. Nikolaus married Lady Sarah Frederica Caroline Child Villiers (1822–1853), a daughter of George Child Villiers
Paul III Anton, Prince Esterházy
Prince Pál Antal Esterházy de Galántha (German: "Paul Anton Esterházy von Galantha"; 11 March 1786 – 21 May 1866) was a Hungarian prince, a member of the famous Esterházy family. He was the son of Prince Nikolaus II and succeeded his father on the latter's death in 1833.
The basis of his wealth.
For several generations, the Esterházy family had been exceedingly wealthy. The wealth came from their extensive landholdings, mostly in Hungary. In 1848 the