Otto Vasilievich Essen ( Otto Wilhelm von Essen , German: Otto Wilhelm von Essen ; 1761 - 1834 ) - Russian military and statesman, captain of the 2nd rank .
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| Predecessor | Bogdan Vasilievich von Budberg | ||||||
| Successor | Pavel Ermolaevich von Benckendorf | ||||||
| Birth | April 8, 1761 | ||||||
| Death | May 28, 1834 ( 73) Tallinn Russian empire | ||||||
| Kind | von Essen | ||||||
| Father | Reinhold-Wilhelm von Essen | ||||||
| Mother | Anna Eleanor von Zass | ||||||
| Spouse | Gertrude Margaret Steel von Holstein | ||||||
| Children | Henry Magnus Wilhelm Otto Reinhold Alexander Georg Matias | ||||||
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| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||
| Rank | 2nd rank captain | ||||||
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Biography
Born on April 8 ( April 19 according to a new style) in 1761 in the family of Reinhold-Wilhelm von Essen (1722-1788) and Anna Eleanor von Zass (1734-1765).
In 1786, a major in Russian service, was in the army. Mason , a member of the Morning Star Lodge in Dorpat.
From September 20, 1832 to October 27, 1833 he was governor of the Estland province with the rank of full state adviser .
He died on May 28 ( June 9 ), 1834 in Tallinn.
Family
In 1791, he married in Tallinn Gertrude Margaret von Holstein (1764-1826).
They were born:
- Wilhelmina Ulrika Agnes von Essen (1795-1862); [one]
- Heinrich Magnus Wilhelm von Essen (1796-1869); [2] Governor of Livonia
- Otto Reingold von Essen (1798-1863); [3]
- Alexander Georg Matthias von Essen (1800-1874). [four]
Rewards
- He was awarded the Order of St. George of the 4th degree (No. 759 (406); November 26, 1790 ).
- Also awarded with other orders of the Russian Empire.