Like many of the aristocrats of the Austrian Empire, he spent much of his time in Vienna, where his family had a palace. He also spent some time, particularly in summer, in his palace (the traditional family seat) in Eisenstadt. Like _his_ father Anton, Nikolaus had little interest during his reign in living in or visiting Esterh*za, the famous palace that Nikolaus I had built in rural Hungary. <sep>, Pronoun: his