Zgismond I

Zgismond I (Zgismond Esterházy B. 1688-1742) was the Emperor from 1721 until his death in 1742. Zgismond is the seventh Emperor of the third rulership of the House of Esterházy. Zgismond I's reign was seen as tumultous, marked primarily by the outbreak of the Hódítók Disunity. Zgismond I's death began the Imperial Civil Dispute, where his successor János IX's has been considered illegitimate by his siblings.

Zgismond I was born in the Komárom Palace within the Imperial Megye of North Balaton to his father, Vilmos V and his mother Ilona under the rule of his grandfather, Vilmos IV. During the time he was born, Vilmos V was known as Vilmos Esterházy, Alispán of Látrány. Much of Zgismond's early lifestyle revolved around his grandfather and his tutorship by two men: the Salgo Armitz and the Csongrád Mihály. Zgismond was considered to be the favorite grandchild of Vilmos IV. Zgismond's position in the family presumed he would not be the Emperor, as he was the only son of Vilmos V who still has a surviving older brother. Vilmos IV later died in 1701 and the crown passed over to László VIII until his death in 1702. The crown subsequently passed to his father, now Vilmos V.