Ma⋅rie Charles Fer⋅di⋅nand Wal⋅sin /maˈri ʃarl fɛrdiˈnɑ̃ valˈsɛ̃/Show Spelled Pronunciation[ma-ree sharl fer-dee-nahn val-san]Show IPA, 1847–1923, French army officer who confessed forging evidence that convicted Alfred Dreyfus.
Es·ter·há·zy (ěs'těr-hä'zē) Hungarian princely family in existence since the 17th century. Its members held a number of military, political, and religious positions and were influential patrons of the arts, particularly regarding the career of Franz Joseph Haydn.