Michael Cseszneky de Milvany
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Count Mihály Mátyás Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek (1910–1975) was a Hungarian industrialist and nobleman
, member of the House of Cseszneky
, Count of Csesznek
, Wildgrave of Bakony
, and nominal Grand Voivode of Macedonia.
Count Mihály Cseszneky was the son of Ferenc Cseszneky and Mária Handzsák. His father was an inventor and impoverished aristocrat. His mother was the only daughter and heir of a wealthy grain merchant with extended commercial links throughout Austria-Hungary
and the Balkans
. After World War I
, most of their properties were confiscated by the Serbian government.
In the 1930s, Count Cseszneky played an important role in the restoration of the mill industry of Hungary. In September 1943, after the forced abdication of his brother Count Gyula Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek, he was proclaimed Grand Voivode of Macedonia, but he did not respond to the offer. After World War II his properties were confiscated by the Hungarian and Yugoslav Communist regimes. As an aristocrat and prominent supporter of the Civic Democratic Party, he was labelled a class enemy and was deported to a re-education camp, along with his wife and young children. As a political prisoner, Count Mihály Cseszneky spent several years in jail and forced labour camps in Komló
and Sztálinváros. He died in 1975.
Count Mihály married a Hungarian noble lady, Ilona Király-Gyenge de Szeged et Felsőkistelek, with whom he had four children, among them the current head of the family Count László Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek, whose heir apparent is Count Miklós Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek.
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
, member of the House of Cseszneky
House of Cseszneky
The House of Cseszneky was one of the most prominent noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary. The Counts Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek have produced many individuals notable in Hungarian and general European history and culture.-Name and origin:...
, Count of Csesznek
County of Csesznek
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:...
, Wildgrave of Bakony
Wildgraves of Bakony
The Wildgrave of Bakony was a hereditary title of nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary. The wildgraves were originally royal office bearers, administrators of the Bakony forest, but in the late Middle Ages the title became hereditary for the Cseszneky and Ugody families...
, and nominal Grand Voivode of Macedonia.
Count Mihály Cseszneky was the son of Ferenc Cseszneky and Mária Handzsák. His father was an inventor and impoverished aristocrat. His mother was the only daughter and heir of a wealthy grain merchant with extended commercial links throughout Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
and the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
. After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, most of their properties were confiscated by the Serbian government.
In the 1930s, Count Cseszneky played an important role in the restoration of the mill industry of Hungary. In September 1943, after the forced abdication of his brother Count Gyula Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek, he was proclaimed Grand Voivode of Macedonia, but he did not respond to the offer. After World War II his properties were confiscated by the Hungarian and Yugoslav Communist regimes. As an aristocrat and prominent supporter of the Civic Democratic Party, he was labelled a class enemy and was deported to a re-education camp, along with his wife and young children. As a political prisoner, Count Mihály Cseszneky spent several years in jail and forced labour camps in Komló
Komló
Komló is a town in Baranya county, Hungary. The name of the settlement is derived from the local crop of hops , an ingredient of beer. By the 18th century a depiction of this plant running up a support already featured on the herald of the town....
and Sztálinváros. He died in 1975.
Count Mihály married a Hungarian noble lady, Ilona Király-Gyenge de Szeged et Felsőkistelek, with whom he had four children, among them the current head of the family Count László Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek, whose heir apparent is Count Miklós Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek.