It seems this is a recent phenomenon. So far, I have not been able to find corroboration for these ordinals in any resource that predates Wikipedia.
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: Not just Wikipedia.
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: Some other sites do number the Esterházys:
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: https://www.geni.com/people/Antal-Mikl%C3%B3s-Esterh%C3%A1zy-de-Gal%C3%A1ntha/6000000022309382905
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: Wikipedia's article on the Esterházy family
: gives the princes ordinals. For instance,
: the late Fürst is referred to as Paul V, his
: predecessor is called Nikolaus IV, and his
: successor Anton II. I cannot find another
: genealogy that assigns ordinals to the
: princes of this family. Is this an example
: of a Wikipedia contributor taking editorial
: liberties by applying a convention where it
: never existed?
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