Prince Károly József Jeromos Pálffy ab Erdöd (1 October 1735 – 25 May 1816) was a Hungarian nobleman and politician.
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Early life
Pálffy was born in Vienna on 1 October 1735. He was the son of Count Miklós VII Palffy ab Erdöd, a magistrate and Court Chancellor, and Countess Mária Anna Sidonia von Althann. Among his siblings was Countess Mária Anna Jozefa Franciska de Paula Pálffy ab Erdõd, who married Count János Baptist Esterhazy de Galántha (youngest son of Count Miklós Esterházy).
His paternal great-grandfather was Count Miklós Pálffy.
Career
Pálffy began his career in the state office at the Lower Austrian provincial court. In 1757 he became an Imperial and Royal Chamberlain, in which position he served effectively for 13 years in the entourage of Emperor Joseph II.
On 5 December 1762 he was appointed as an Imperial and Royal Court Councillor to the Imperial and Royal Court Chamber and to the Court delegation of the bank. On 17 May 1774 he became Vice-President of the Court Chamber and on 18 July of that year, he was appointed a Real Inner Privy Councillor. On 2 December 1777, as he wished, because he wanted to serve his country, he was appointed vice president of the Hungarian Court Chamber.