His paternal grandfather was Balázs Csányi, royal counselor.
His maternal grandparents were Ambrus Nezdei, landowner and Katalin Maráczy.
Bernát Csányi and Magdolna Kövér de Bagonya had two children: György (fl.
[2] Beside that he was also tax-collector (dicator) of the county from 12 October 1580, along with Ferenc Szili de Isebor.
[3] Alongside Jób Kávási, Imre Pete de Hetés and Ambrus Pető de Gerse, he represented Zala County at the Diet of 1581 in Pressburg (today, Bratislava, Slovakia), between 1 November 1581 and 19 February 1582.