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Esterhazy
1[ es-ter-hah-zee; French e-ster-a-zee ]
noun
- Ma·rie Charles Fer·di·nand Wal·sin [m, a, -, ree, sh, a, r, l fe, r, -dee-, nahn, v, a, l-, san], 1847–1923, French army officer who confessed forging evidence that convicted Alfred Dreyfus.
Esterházy
2[ es-ter-hah-zee; Hungarian es-ter-hah-zi ]
noun
- Prince Mi·klós Jó·zsef [mi, -klohsh-, yoh, -zhef], 1714–90, Hungarian patron of the arts.
Esterházy
/ ˈɛstəˌhɑːzɪ /
noun
- EsterházyMiklós József17141790M a noble Hungarian family that produced many soldiers, diplomats, and patrons of the arts. Prince Miklós József Esterházy (1714–90) rebuilt the family castle of Esterháza and employed Haydn as his musical director (1766–90)
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