Count Mátyás Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek (ca. 1560 - early 17th century) was a Hungarian
magnate and cavalry commander.
Mátyás Cseszneky was one of the bravest members of the
Cseszneky Cseszneky is a surname of Hungarian origin.
Notable people
* Benedek Cseszneky, office holder, diplomat
* György Cseszneky, castellan of Tata and Győr
* Gyula Cseszneky (1914-ca 1970) poet, translator, Macedonian Voivode
* Imre Cseszneky, ...
family. He was a commander of a cavalry unit during the
Long War (1591–1606) and fought together with
Miklós Pálffy,
Ferenc Révay and
Karl Mansfeld. He played an important role in the occupation of
Esztergom
Esztergom ( ; german: Gran; la, Solva or ; sk, Ostrihom, known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Dan ...
in 1595, and then in the recapture of
Tata,
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 ...
,
Várgesztes
Várgesztes (german: Gestitz) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to t ...
,
Veszprém
Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...
,
Várpalota,
Tihany
Tihany /ˈtihɒɲ/ is a village on the northern shore of Lake Balaton on the Tihany Peninsula (Hungary, Veszprém County). The whole peninsula is a historical district.
The center of the district is the Benedictine Tihany Abbey, which was foun ...
and of the ancient nestle of his family,
Csesznek
Csesznek (; german: Zeßnegg, hr, Česneg, sk, Česnek) is a village in Zirc District
Zirc ( hu, Zirci járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Veszprém County. ''Zirc'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. Th ...
. Once when
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different tried to attack the Christian forces around Esztergom, his unit not only repulsed the assault, but chased the Tatar troops, that outnumbered them, till
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
. For his distinguished merits Cseszneky received several titles of nobility from
King Rudolf.
Sources
*Slachta bratislavskej stolice (ed. Pongrácz Denis, Stresnák Gábor, Ragac Radoslav, Tandlich T.)
*Frederik Federmayer: Zbierka erbových pečatí
Cseszneky család
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Hungarian soldiers
Counts of Hungary
Matyas
1560s births
17th-century deaths