Krisztina Nyáry
Krisztina Nyáry | |
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| Baroness of Bedegh | |
House of Esterházy | |
| Spouse(s) | Count Imre Thurzó de Bethlenfalva (1618–1621) Count Miklós Esterházy de Galántha (1624–1641) |
| Issue | twelve children, including: László Pál Anna Júlia |
| Father | Baron Pál Nyáry de Bedegh |
| Mother | Katalin Várday de Kisvárda |
Baroness Krisztina Nyáry de Bedegh (31 October 1604 – 17 February 1641) was the daughter of Baron Pál Nyáry and Katalin Várday de Kisvárda. She was the second wife of Palatine Nikolaus, Count Esterházy.[1] Her son, among others, was Paul I, Prince Esterházy.[2]
Life
She was born on 31 October 1604 as the youngest child of
Közép-Szolnok Counties.[3]
First marriage
Baroness Krisztina married to
Palatine György Thurzó. Imre was the last male member of the Thurzó family. Their wedding was held in Helmec on 15 November 1618.[4]
The marriage was highly luxurious during that time, which was celebrated by Péter Alvinci. They had two daughters:
- Erzsébet (20 February 1621 – 4 July 1642), married to Count István Esterházy (1616–1641) on 26 July 1638, the eldest son of Krisztina's second husband, Count Nikolaus and Baroness Orsolya Dersffy
- Krisztina (25 April 1622 – 22 March 1632), died young
Second marriage
Count Imre died suddenly in 1621, and as a result, the House of Thurzó became extinct in the male line. Krisztina converted to
Archbishop of Esztergom
. The marriage produced the following children:
- Magdolna (19 September 1625 – 7 May 1627), died young
- László (31 December 1626 – 26 August 1652), Count Esterházy of Galántha (1645–1652), killed in the Battle of Vezekény
- Katalin (18 August 1628 – 13 March 1630), died young
- Anna Juliana (28 February 1630 – 22 January 1669), married to judge royal Franz III. Nádasdy, who participated in the Magnate conspiracy
- Mihály (19 February 1632 – 26 August 1633), died young
- Mária Krisztina (17 January 1634 – 5 April 1634), died as an infant
- Prince Esterházy of Galántha(since 1687)
- Mária (2 February 1638 – 2 April 1684), married to Count György Drugeth de Homonna (1633–1661)
- Ferenc (17 February 1641 – 16 October 1683), castellan of Imre Thököly[5]
The family's court chaplain was the
Baroque literature.[6]
Krisztina's diary is also a work of literary value.
Baroness Krisztina died on 17 February 1641, survived by her husband who did not remarry.
References
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Esterházy family tree". Genealogy.EU.
- ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 09 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 794–795, see third para.
His third son Pál [Paul] (1635–1713), prince palatine...
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Nyáry de Bedegh et Berencs family". Genealogy.EU.
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Thurzó family". Genealogy.EU.
- ^ Esterhazy Wiki
- ^ József Szinnyei: Magyar írók élete és munkái IV. (Gyalai–Hyrtl). Budapest, Hornyánszky, 1896.
Sources
- Arnold Ipolyi: Bedegi Nyáry Krisztina 1604-1641, Budapest, Méhner Vilmos kiadása, 1887
- Zsigmond Nyáry: Nyáry de Bedegh et Berencs, Budapest, 1996.
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