Wildgraves of Bakony
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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. The title created for the Cseszneky family was restored in the 20th century.
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
. The wildgraves were originally royal office bearers, administrators of the Bakony
Bakony
Bakony is a mountainous region in Transdanubia, Hungary. It forms the largest part of the Transdanubian Mountains. It is located north of Lake Balaton and lies almost entirely in Veszprém county....
forest, but in the late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
the title became hereditary for the Cseszneky and Ugody families. The title created for the Cseszneky family was restored in the 20th century.
Wildgraves of Bakony
- Count Mihály Mátyás Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek (1910-1975), Wildgrave of Bakony
- Count Ferenc Gyula Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek (1939-1997), Wildgrave of Bakony
- Count Mihály Lajos Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek (1942-2005), Wildgrave of Bakony
- Count László Róbert Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek (b. 1944), Wildgrave of Bakony
- Heir apparent: Count Miklós Mihály László Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek (b. 1979), the present holder's son.
Sources
- Frigyes Pesty: Az eltűnt régi vármegyék
- Iván NagyIvan NagyIvan Nagy may refer to:* Ivan Böszörményi-Nagy , Hungarian-American psychiatrist* Ivan Nagy , Hungarian-American film director...
: Magyarország családai - Századok
- Árpád-kori új okmánytár
- Honfoglaló Csákok nemzetsége
- A cseszneki és milványi gróf Cseszneky család