Esterhazy, Saskatchewan

The town of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada, is reputed to be named for Count Paul Oscar Esterhazy, an immigrant agent who was christened Johannes Packh, but at age 35 claimed he had "incontrovertible proof" that he was a Hungarian aristocrat of the Esterházy family. This claim was never recognized by the Esterházy family, one of the wealthiest families in Hungary (...)