- György Cseszneky
Baron György Cseszneky was a Hungarian aristocrat in 16th century. Member of the
Cseszneky family.In
1526 when the disastrous battle with the Turks happened and Louis II died in the battlefield, György Cseszneky was the chatelain of the Castles Tata andKomárom (today Komárno, Slovakia). In the struggle for the throne of Hungary between Voivode John Zapolya and Archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg, he supported Ferdinand's claim. However, when Zápolya's commanderGáspár Ráskai laid siege to the Castle of Tata, György unwillingly yielded to the superior force and handed the castle over. Then he went to Pozsony (today Bratislava, Slovakia) to ask Queen Mary's help. In1528 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 ofGyőr . In1532 when the Emperor Charles V had sentGarcilaso de la Vega into exile to an island in theDanube , Baron Cseszneky was responsible for the provision of the Spanish poet. Later György became a devoted follower ofProtestantism and defender of theLutheran 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:Kisbabot ,Enese ,Rábacsécsény andUtal 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
* [http://mek.oszk.hu/01800/01850/html/02.htm Payr Sándor: A dunántúli evangélikus egyházkerület története]
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