Benedek Cseszneky De Milvány Et Csesznek
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Count Benedek Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek was a Hungarian nobleman in the 17th century, a member of the
Cseszneky Cseszneky is a surname of Hungarians, Hungarian origin. Notable people * Benedek Cseszneky, office holder, diplomat * György Cseszneky, castellan of Tata, Hungary, Tata and Győr * Gyula Cseszneky (1914-ca 1970) poet, translator, Macedonian Voivo ...
family. Benedek Cseszneky took part in several combats against the
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and in 1626 he was a peace negotiator between King Ferdinand II and
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen (; 1580 – 15 November 1629) was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629 and Duke of Opole from 1622 to 1625. He was also King-elect of Hungary from 1620 to 1621, but he never took control of the whole kingdom. Bethlen, sup ...
, prince of
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that led to the Peace of Pozsony. King Ferdinand II donated to Benedek new properties in Csallóköz. For the influence of
Péter Pázmány Péter Pázmány de Panasz, S.J. (, ; ; ; ; 4 October 1570 â€“ 19 March 1637), was a Hungarian Jesuit who was a noted philosopher, theologian, cardinal, pulpit orator and statesman. He was an important figure in the Counter-Reformation ...
he converted from
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to
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and his descendants would study at the
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University in
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, founded by the Cardinal Pázmány. His wife was ''Sára Kánya de Budafalva''. Probably, Mátyás Bél, the famous theologian and polymath was also their descendant.


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*Szlovák Nemzeti Levéltár *Sankó L.: A csallóközi nemesi közbirtokosság *Slachta bratislavskej stolice {{DEFAULTSORT:Cseszneky, Benedek Counts of Hungary Benedek Hungarian Roman Catholics Converts to Roman Catholicism from Calvinism 17th-century Hungarian people