István Esterházy (1572–1596)


István Esterházy de Galánta was a Hungarian nobleman and soldier, son of Vice-ispán of Pozsony County Ferenc Esterházy. One of his brothers was 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.