Essen family

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.

• 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 Minister of Finance[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

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

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