Count Nicholas of Esterházy (German: Graf Nicolaus Esterházy von Galántha; Hungarian: Ispán Miklós Eszterházy de Galántha) (1583 - 1645) was the Count of Esterházy von Galántha (1626 - 1645) and the Count Palatine of Hungary (1625 - 1645). After his death in 1645, his line of the House of Esterházy partitioned into elder and younger lines. The Elder line was headed by his third son Paul.