Esterházy, Miklós
Esterházy, Eszterházy Pál Antal, *22 April 1711, †18 March 1762, Pala’s grandson. He took over the reign at the Eisenstadt Castle in 1734; he was also active as a diplomat and was a collector of music documentation. In 1761 he appointed J. Haydn as second court Kapellmeister.
Literature: C. von Horvath, E. von Hajnik Das fürstliche Haus Esterházy, “Österreichische Revue” III, Vol. 4, Vienna 1863; I. Bartalus Adalékok a magyar zene tőrténelméhez (“Additional Material to the History of Hungarian Music”), “Sztázadok” 1892 No. 21–22; M. Horányi Esterházy vigasságok, Budapest 1959, translation into GermanDas Esterházysche Feenreich, Budapest 1959, translation into English, Philadelphia 1962; J. Hárich Esterházy – Musikgeschichte im Spiegel der zeitgenössischen Textbücher, Eisenstadt 1959; D. Bartha, L. Somfai Haydn als Opernkapellmeister, Budapest 1960; J. Hárich Das Repertoire des Opernkapellmeisters Joseph Haydn in Esterháza 1780–90, Haydn-Jahrbuch I, 1962; D. Bartha, L. Somfai Haydn’s Italian Opera Repertory at Eszterháza Palace, published in New Looks at Italian Opera, Essays in Honor of Donald J. Grout, Ithaca (New York) 1968.