Fredrik von Essen

His Excellency
Fredrik von Essen
Fredrik von Essen, 1906.
Minister for Finance
In office
6 February 1888 – 6 November 1894
Prime MinisterGillis Bildt
Gustaf Åkerhielm
Erik Gustaf Boström
Preceded byClaës Gustaf Adolf Tamm
Succeeded byErik Gustaf Boström
Marshal of the Realm
In office
6 November 1894 – 1911
MonarchsOscar II
Gustaf V
Preceded byGillis Bildt
Succeeded byLudvig Douglas
Personal details
Born(1831-07-30)30 July 1831
Hömb socken, Sweden
Died3 October 1921(1921-10-03) (aged 90)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political partyProtectionist

Baron Fredrik von Essen (30 July 1831 – 3 October 1921) was a Swedish politician, friherre, Marshal of the Realm and lord of Kavlås Castle.

Von Essen was member of the House of knights and nobility in the Riksdag of the Estates 1862–1863 and 1865–1866, and member of the Riksdag's first chamber (Första kammaren) 1867–1874 and 1877–1906. He became finance minister in 1888, serving under Prime Minister Gillis Bildt and Gustaf Åkerhielm (1889–1891) and Erik Gustaf Boström until 1894. In 1894 he was appointed Marshal of the Realm by King Oscar II and served until 1911. He was chairman of the Executive Committee for the Swedish Iron-Clad Fellowship.

Family

Fredrik von Essen was the son of major general Fredrik Ulrik von Essen and Anna Sofia Gyllenhaal, and a second cousin of Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal, ancestor of the American branch of the Gyllenhaal family and great grandfather of Jake Gyllenhaal.[1] He married Ebba Aurora Brahe (1838–1924), daughter of Count Nils Fredrik Brahe (1812–1850) and Countess Hedvig Elisabet Maria Amalia Piper, at Skokloster Castle 14 July 1859. Their children Vera Anna Elisabet (born 1860), Ebba Margareta (born 1866), Carl Magnus (born 1873), and Wilhelm (born 1879).[2]

Honours

Swedish decorations

Foreign decorations

See also

For other members of the Essen family, see Essen family.

References

  1. ^ "The Gyllenhaal Family Tree Project".
  2. ^ Fredrik von Essen (1831–1921), Genealogy.
Court offices
Preceded by Marshal of the Realm
1894–1911 		Succeeded by
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Chairman of the Directorate of the Swedish Nobility Foundation
1899–1907 		Succeeded by
Baron Hjalmar Palmstierna