György Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek was a Hungarian aristocrat in the 16th century. Member of the

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family. In 1526 when the disastrous battle with the

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happened and Louis II died in the battlefield, György Cseszneky was the castellan of the Castle of Tata. The plundering Ottoman army ransacked the area, but Cseszneky successfully defended the castle. In the struggle for the throne of Hungary between Voivode John Zapolya and Archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg, he supported Ferdinand's claim. In 1528 he and Tamás Nádasdy occupied the castle of Győr for Ferdinand of Habsburg. Queen Mary, widow of King Louis II and sister of Ferdinand, appointed him royal court judge of

Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of ...

. In 1532 when the Emperor

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had sent Garcilaso de la Vega into exile to an island in the

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, Count Cseszneky was responsible for the provision of the Spanish poet. Later György became a devoted follower of

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and defender of the

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faith. King Ferdinand I bestowed upon him the Hungarian magnate title, awarded him with the right of use of red sealing wax and donated him several estates, among them: Alsóbük, Felsőpulya,

Kisbabot Kisbabot is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. In 1534 King Ferdinand I donated the village to Count György Cseszneky. In 1592 Count János Cseszneky was its lord with other Cseszneky Cseszneky is a surname of Hungarian origin. ...

Enese Enese is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. In 1526 it was property of Count György Cseszneky and during 16-17th centuries of the Cseszneky Cseszneky is a surname of Hungarian origin. Notable people * Benedek Cseszneky, office ...

, Rábacsécsény and Utal villages.

Sources

* Jászay Pál: A magyar nemzet napjai a mohácsi vész után. Pest, 1846. * Bunyitay Vince: Egyháztörténeti emlékek a magyarországi hitújítás korából * Szávay Gyula: Győr: monográfia a város jelenkoráról a történelmi idők érintésével
Payr Sándor: A dunántúli evangélikus egyházkerület története
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