Count Mihaly Matyas Cseszneky de Milvany et Csesznek

Background

Count Mihály Cseszneky"s father was an inventor and impoverished aristocrat, while his mother was the only daughter and heir of a wealthy grain merchant with extended commercial links throughout Austria-Hungary and the Balkans.

Career

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. After World World War II his properties were confiscated by the Hungarian and Yugoslav Communist regimes.

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 with whom he had four children, among them Count László Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek, whose son Count Miklós Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek is the current head of the family.

Connections

Partner:

Giorgio Perlasca