Zsófia Illésházy | |
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| Full name | Zsófia Katalin Illésházy de Illésháza |
| Born | 1547 |
| Died | 1599 (aged 51–52) Galántha, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Galanta, Slovakia) |
| Noble family | House of Illésházy |
| Spouse | Ferenc Esterházy de Galántha (1566–1599) |
| Issue | 13, including: Gábor, Miklós, Dániel, Pál |
| Father | Tamás Illésházy de Illésháza |
| Mother | Zsófia Földes |
Zsófia Katalin Illésházy de Illésháza (1547–1599) was a Hungarian noblewoman.
Zsófia was the sixth and youngest child of Tamás Illésházy and his second wife, Zsófia Földes. [1] Her father functioned as Vice-ispán (Viscount; vicecomes) of Pozsony County. Her elder brother was Baron István Illésházy, who served as Palatine of Hungary between 1608 and 1609. [2] Her father's first wife, Anna Csogány Pogány, was a descendant of the ancient Cséb Pogány family. [3]
In 1566, she married Ferenc Esterházy de Galántha (1533–1604), a member of the prestigious House of Esterházy who was the first of his family who used the title of "Galántha" (galánthai) when he inherited the lordship of Galánta (today: Galanta, Slovakia) from his mother. Ferenc was the son of Benedek Zerhas de Zerhashaz, and Ilona Bessenyei de Galántha. Together, they were the parents of the following children: [4]
Zsófia died at Galántha, Kingdom of Hungary in 1599. [5]