| − | The traditional coat of arms of the family consisted of a simple blazon representing a dove, as can be seen in Count [[Mátyás Cseszneky]]'s seal from 1597.<ref>Frederik Federmayer: The heraldic seals collection, 2001</ref> | + | The traditional coat of arms of the family consisted of a simple blazon representing a dove, as can be seen in Count Mátyás Cseszneky's seal from 1597.<ref>Frederik Federmayer: The heraldic seals collection, 2001</ref> |
| − | King [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand II]] by a royal patent dated 8 March 1626 in [[Vienna]] granted to [[Benedek Cseszneky]], his wife Sára Kánya de Budafalva, also to Jakab Patonyi and his wife Anna Kánya, and to Boldizsár Kánya and his sister Erzsébet, a different coat of arms showing a pelican feeding her young with her blood.<ref>Alapi Gyula: Komárom vármegye nemes családjai, Komárom, 1911</ref> Nevertheless, most of the family members continued using some sort of the ancient coat of arms with the dove. | + | King Ferdinand II, by a royal patent dated 8 March 1626 in [[Vienna]], granted to Benedek Cseszneky, his wife Sára Kánya de Budafalva, also to Jakab Patonyi and his wife Anna Kánya, and to Boldizsár Kánya and his sister Erzsébet, a different coat of arms showing a pelican feeding her young with her blood.<ref>Alapi Gyula: Komárom vármegye nemes családjai, Komárom, 1911</ref> Nevertheless, most of the family members continued using some sort of the ancient coat of arms with the dove. |
| − | The current comital standard was established in 1943. The family motto is a quote from [[Virgil]]'s [[The Aeneid]]: ''Virtutem extendere factis'' (We extend our virtue by our deeds).<ref>[http://sites.google.com/site/csesznekycsalad/ Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek]</ref> | + | The current comital standard was established in 1943. The family motto is a quote from [[Virgil]]'s The Aeneid: ''Virtutem extendere factis'' (We extend our virtue by our deeds).<ref>[http://sites.google.com/site/csesznekycsalad/ Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek]</ref> |