Cseszneky

The coat of arms of Counts Cseszneky de Milvány

Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek (Hungarian also cseszneki és milványi gróf Cseszneky , Croatian: Česnegić Milvanski ) is the name of an old, important Hungarian noble family . The origin of the family can be traced back to the 13th century. The name Cseszneky is derived from the castle and estate Csesznek in the Bakony Forest . The various members of the Cseszneky family fought against the Turks again and again, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Important bearers of this name

• Jakab Cseszneky , Hungarian aristocrat of the 13th century
• György Cseszneky , Hungarian magnate, judge at the royal court of Győr, Protestant
• Mihály Cseszneky
• Benedek Cseszneky
• Erzsébet Cseszneky
• Gyula Cseszneky (1914 – after 1970), Hungarian poet, translator, adventurer

Possessions

In Hungary

• Csesznek (Zeßnegg)
• Pázmándfalu
• Enese
• Rábacsécsény
• Kisbabot
• Dudar
• Bakonynána (Nannau)
• Szentkáta

In Slovakia

• Vyškovce nad Ipľom (Ipolyvisk)
• Šamorín - Mliečno (summer farm - milk village; Somorja - Tejfalu)
• Holice - Malá Budafa (Gelle - Kisbudafa)

In Vojvodina

• Subotica (Maria-Theresiopel; Szabadka)