Count József Illésházy de Illésháza (1700 – 8 February 1766) was a Hungarian nobleman, from 1755 to 1759 he was Master of the Treasury and from 1759 until 1765, he was Judge Royal of the Kingdom of Hungary.
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Early life
Illésházy was born in c. 1700 in Pressburg. He was the son of Court Chancellor Count Miklós Illésházy (1653–1723) and Countess Erzsébet Balassa de Kékkő et Gyarmat (1656–1707). His sister, Countess Anna Mária Illésházy de Illésháza, was the wife of Count György Lipót László Erdődy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló.
His paternal grandparents were Baron Ferenc IV Illésházy de Illésháza and Erzsébet Sárkány de Ákosháza (a daughter of Baron Miklós III Sárkány de Ákosháza). His maternal grandparents were Baron Imre Balassa de Kékkő et Gyarmat and Borbála Lippay de Zombor (a daughter of Gáspár Lippay de Zombor).
Career
In 1724 he became the Hereditary Count of Liptó (today in northern Slovakia) and Trencsén County (today in western Slovakia). He served as a steward between 1730 and 1755, and then became Master of the Treasury on 24 November 1755. Queen Maria Theresa of Hungary appointed him Judge Royal of Hungary on 21 August 1759. He held this position until 1765, when he resigned, shortly before his death at the beginning of the following year.