George Csetneki

[2] George first appears in contemporary records in 1367, when a dispute arose between family members regarding the division of estates in the eponymous lordship Csetnek (present-day Štítnik, Slovakia).

[3] George, together with his second cousin Michael came to prominence during the last regnal years of Louis I of Hungary, due to the mining and ore trade that flourished in their lands at that time.

Following the death of Louis in 1382, the Csetnekis supported his daughter Mary, Queen of Hungary and her mother Elizabeth of Bosnia during the internal conflict against Charles III of Naples.

George and Michael took part in Sigismund's campaign into Croatia and they were present in the siege of Novigrad Castle, where the royal troops liberated Mary in June 1387.

[8] Returning Hungary, George was succeeded as Master of the stewards by Croatian count Ivan Kurjaković sometime between September 1396 and February 1397.

According to historian Pál Engel, George Csetneki served as ispán of Gömör County from 1397 until his death; he is first mentioned in this capacity in September 1399.

[10] Because of his frequent travels with Sigismund, Pope Boniface IX permitted him to use his own portable altar with clerical staff in his papal letter issued in June 1397, which was a significant privilege for a nobleman in the late 14th century.

[12] Sometime after 1397, George lent a significant amount of money to lady Helena, who tried to ransom her husband, Palatine Leustach Jolsvai from Turkish captivity.

In the document, George bequeathed his all purchased and pledged property to his wife and daughter Catherine, with the stipulation that after the death of both of them the estates would belong to his son, Sigismund (II) and his descendants.

As a childless lady, she bequeathed her jewelry, clothes and other stuff to the brothers of her late husband, the Csetneki family, the local parish church and her servants.