Nicholas II, Prince Esterházy was a Hungarian prince. He served the Austrian Empire and was a member of the famous Esterházy family. He is especially remembered for his art collection and for his role
Nikolaus II as portrayed by Martin Knoller in 1793. Oil on canvas. Esterházy Privatstiftung, Burgenland.
His wife, Maria Josepha Hermengilde of Liechtenstein
A rendering by Albert Christoph Dies of the newly redesigned gardens at the family palace in Eisenstadt. The view is similar today though more wooded.
Haydn's skull
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The skull of composer Joseph Haydn was stolen shortly after his death in 1809; the perpetrators were interested in examining it for purposes of phrenology. The thieves were identified eleven years lat
Joseph Haydn's skull on the altar of the Bergkirche in Eisenstadt, 1954
19th century phrenological chart
Haydn's tomb in the Bergkirche, Eisenstadt