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But Lieutenant Colonel Georges Picquart, head of the intelligence services, reinvestigated the case in secret and discovered the handwriting on the incriminating message was that of another officer, Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
There, at least, Esterhazy shows some visual confidence in establishing a no-false-moves claustrophobia from this sterile, monochromatic environment, while nurturing a solid message of strength-in-solidarity when Sophia and Vivien team up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2019
Peter Esterhazy, 66, one of Hungary’s most renowned contemporary authors, died Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2016
The fruitful relationship between Haydn and the aristocratic Esterhazy family, in whose employ Haydn created the bulk of his vast output, is well known.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2015
The reason for this was that he worked for an aristocrat, Prince Esterhazy, at his private houses.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Franz Joseph Haydn thought of himself as a slave at the castle of the aristocratic Esterházy family; he served as their court composer for decades while he wrote his famous works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Another dessert on the Koloman menu is an Esterházy Torte, a Hungarian cake with 13 layers of almond and hazelnut sponge cake.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2023
Along with several others, the tree was brought from the Palace of Versailles by a member of the Esterházy family.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2014
In these straits he accepted a position as music teacher in the family of Count Johann Esterházy.
From The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians by Brower, Harriette
The summer residence of Prince Nikolaus at Esterházy had been rebuilt, enlarged and was more magnificent than Eisenstadt.
From The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians by Brower, Harriette
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