Zsófia Katalin Illésházy de Illésháza (1547–1599) was a Hungarian noblewoman.
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Early life
Zsófia was the sixth and youngest child of Tamás Illésházy and his second wife, Zsófia Földes. 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. Her father's first wife, Anna Csogány Pogány, was a descendant of the ancient Cséb Pogány family.
Personal life
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:
Magdolna Esterházy (1567–1616), who married László Kubinyi de Felsőkubin et Nagyolaszi.
Ferenc Esterházy I (b. 1568), who died young.
Tamás Esterházy (1570–1615/6), who studied at the University of Wittenberg and converted to Calvinism.
István Esterházy (1572–1596), who died at the Battle of Keresztes.