Essen family

Essen
Essen
	noble family
	Coat of arms of the Essen family
Country	Germany; Sweden; Russia; Finland
Place of origin	Lääne län, Estonia
Founder	Thomas von Essen
Titles	Baron von Essen; Count von Essen
Traditions	Lutheranism

Essen or von Essen is the surname of a Baltic German and Swedish noble family.[1]

History

The first known ancestor was Thomas von Essen (d. 1615–1627) who was from Lääne län in Estonia. His son Alexander von Essen received Swedish nobility, but was not introduced in the Swedish House of Nobility. His descendants, Reinhold Wilhelm von Essen (1669–1732) and Hans Henrik von Essen (1674–1729), were elevated to Baron in 1717 and 1719. Hans Henrik von Essen was later elevated to comital rank.

Another was Magnus Gustav von Essen (1759–1813), a Russian lieutenant general and military governor of Riga. Nikolai von Essen (1860-1915), Admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy, hailed from the Livonian branch of the family, but not Count Peter Essen who was born a commoner.

Notable family members

Magnus Gustav von Essen (1759–1813), Russian general
Hans Henric von Essen (1775–1824), Swedish statesman
Carl Gustaf von Essen (1815—1895), Finnish Pietistic priest
Fredrik von Essen (1831–1921), Swedish baron, Marshal of the Realm, and Finance Minister[2]
Siri von Essen (1850–1912), Finnish-Swedish actress
Nikolai Ottovich von Essen (1860–1915), Russian admiral
Thomas Von Essen (b. 1945), American civilian administrator, New York City Fire Commissioner
Max von Essen (b. 1974), American actor and singer

Magnus Gustav von Essen
Hans Henric von Essen
Fredrik von Essen
Siri von Essen

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References

Sources

This article is fully or partially based on material from Nordisk familjebok, 1904–1926.

External links

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[1] Essen (Nordisk familjebok)

[2] Fredrik von Essen (Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon)