Baron Hans Henric von Essen
First Crown Equerry and Head of the Royal Stables
✶26 September 1755 at Kavlås Hömbs parish
✟28 July 1824 in Uddevalla
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 24 November 1794
Knighted 28 April 1795 in the Royal Chapel
motto
Äran icke lyckan (The honor, not the fortune)
shield
Painted 1795 by P A Liedström
other awards
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (officiant) 1787
Knight of the Order of the Sword 1790
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword (1st class) 1807
Biography
Count 1809 (introduced in 1812)
Colonel 1787
First Crown Equerry and Head of the Royal Stables 1788
Lord of the Realm 1796
Governor General in Pomerania 1800-1815
Minister 1809-1809
Field Marshal 1811
Swedish governor in Norway 1814-1816
Marshal of the Realm 1816
Secretary at the Chancery of the Royal Swedish Orders 1787-1794
Placement
Not on display.