Erzsébet Cseszneky
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Erzsébet Cseszneky de Milvány et Nemesvarbók was a Hungarian noble who lived in the 17th–18th centuries.
Erzsébet Cseszneky was either a member of the Veszprém
branch or of the Nemesvarbók
branch, of the Cseszneky family. Her parents had probably became impoverished because despite her high-born origin, she got married to a Slovak butcher from Nagyócsa
, Matej Bel-Funtík . They settled down in Zólyom county. In 1684 she gave birth to Matej Bel
(Bél Matyás), a famous writer, polyhistor, and Lutheran theologian. After her husband's death in 1704, Erzsébet made a lot of sacrifices for her son's education.
She is also highly respected by the Hungarian and the Slovak Lutheran Churches as their benefactor.
Erzsébet Cseszneky was either a member of the Veszprém
Veszprém
Veszprém 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 of the same name.-Location:...
branch or of the Nemesvarbók
Zemiansky Vrbovok
Zemiansky Vrbovok is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.In the 17th century it was the property of the Cseszneky family and according to some sources Erzsébet Cseszneky, benefactress of the Lutheran Church and mother of Mátyás Bél also was...
branch, of the Cseszneky family. Her parents had probably became impoverished because despite her high-born origin, she got married to a Slovak butcher from Nagyócsa
Ocová
Očová is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. -Official name:...
, Matej Bel-Funtík . They settled down in Zólyom county. In 1684 she gave birth to Matej Bel
Matej Bel
Matthias Bel or Matthias Bél was a Lutheran pastor and polymath from the Kingdom of Hungary. He is also known as the Great Ornament of Hungary . He described himself as "lingua Sla-vus, natione Hungarus, eruditione Germanus"...
(Bél Matyás), a famous writer, polyhistor, and Lutheran theologian. After her husband's death in 1704, Erzsébet made a lot of sacrifices for her son's education.
She is also highly respected by the Hungarian and the Slovak Lutheran Churches as their benefactor.