Nikolaus II, Prince Esterházy
Nikolaus II | |
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| Prince Esterházy | |
Nikolaus II as portrayed by Martin Knoller in 1793. Oil on canvas. Esterházy Privatstiftung, Burgenland. | |
| Born | 12 December 1765 Vienna |
| Died | 24 November 1833 (aged 67) Como |
| Noble family | Esterházy |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Paul III Anton Esterházy Leopoldine Esterházy Nikolaus Esterházy |
| Father | Prince Anton Esterházy |
| Mother | Maria Theresia, Countess Erdödy de Monyorokerek et Monoszlo |
Nicholas II, Prince Esterházy (Hungarian: Esterházy II. Miklós, German: Nikolaus II Esterházy; 12 December 1765 – 24 November 1833) was a Hungarian prince. He served the Austrian Empire and was a member of the famous Esterházy family. He is especially remembered for his art collection and for his role as the last patron of Joseph Haydn.
After the Congress of Vienna, his family was given standing as one of the mediatised houses, a new status which accompanied loss of their sovereignty for their Principality of Edelstetten (Edelstetten Abbey). Edelstetten came under the Bavarian constitutional monarchy after 1806, and limited upper chamber voting rights continued until the early decades of the German Federation.