Pálffy ab Erdöd
Coats of arms of Pálffy family (hart and wheel) at Heidenreichstein Castle, Austria
Pálffy ab Erdöd, also known as Pálffy von Erdöd, Pálffy de Erdöd, or Pálffy of Erdöd is the name of various persons belonging to the eponymous Austro-Hungarian noble family of Hungarian descent. Several members of the family held decisive positions in the Austria-Hungarian monarchy.
The Hungarian name Pálffy derives from the Latin term Pauli filius (son of Paul) after the first known ancestor of the family.[1][2]
Erdőd is the Hungarian name of Ardud, a town situated in Transylvania.
Notable members
- Nikolaus VI Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd (1657/67–1732), field marshal
- Johann Bernhard Stephan, Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd (1664–1751), field marshal
- Leopold, Count Pálffy-Daun von Erdöd (1716-1773), field marshal
- Countess Maria Augustina Pálffy ab Erdöd (1714–1759), mother of Joseph, Count Kinsky and Franz Joseph, Count Kinsky
- Count Ferdinand Palffy von Erdöd (1774–1840), a mining engineer and civil servant of the Austrian Empire.
- Karl, Count of Palffy ab Erdöd (1735-1816), Knight of the Golden Fleece
- Count Fidelius Pálffy of Erdöd (1788-1864), Knight of the Golden Fleece
- Count Moritz Pálffy of Erdöd (1812-1897), Knight of the Golden Fleece
- Ferdinand Leopold Graf Pálffy-Daun ab Erdöd, honorary citizen of Vienna
See also
Notes
- ↑ Entry Pálffy von Erdöd (1), in Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon (1905) at zeno.org (in German)
- ↑ Entry Pálffy von Erdöd, in 'Pierer's Universal-Lexikon von 1857', at zeno.org (in German)
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