County of Csesznek

Cseszneki Grófság
← 1260–1326 →
Coat of arms
Csesznek Castle
Capital	Csesznek
Language(s)	Latin Hungarian
Religion	Roman Catholic
Government	Monarchy
History
- Established	1260¹
- Disestablished	1326
¹ Established as a lordship in the Kingdom of Hungary gradually gaining de facto independence during the feudal anarchy.

The County of Csesznek evolved from an independent lordship in the Kingdom of Hungary, which gradually became a sovereign state during the feudal anarchy in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.

History

The Bána clan, ancestors of the Counts Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek, had held estates in the Bakony mountains since the 10th century. A part of their ancestral territory became crown land, but it was still administered by the Csesznekys who were also Wildgraves of Bakony. During the last years of the reign of King Ladislaus IV the lords of Csesznek made themeselves independent of the royal power, and after the death of Ladislaus IV, they did not recognize the rule of Andrew III. The Csesznekys reached their splendour during the interregnum after the extinction of the Árpád dynasty and even declared war on King Wenceslaus almost capturing him in the royal palace. However, as King Charles Robert's power was growing, the Cseszneky family's independence declined, and eventually in 1323 they were forced to sell the major part of their lands to their even more powerful cousins the Csák family. In 1326, Csesznek was definitively reunited with the Hungarian Crown.

See also

• Csesznek
• House of Cseszneky
• Wildgraves of Bakony

Sources

• Györffy György: Az Árpád-kori Magyarország történeti földrajza
• Wenczel Gusztáv Árpád-kori új okmánytár
• Anjou-kori oklevéltár
• Karácsonyi János: Magyar nemzetségek
• Engel Pál: Középkori magyar genealógia
• Wertner Mór: Újabb nemzetségi kutatások
• A cseszneki és milványi gróf Cseszneky család