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Nikolai Essen

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Russian admiral (1860-1915)

Lived 1860 to 1915 · aged 54
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Nikolai Ottovich von Essen was a Russian naval commander and admiral descended from the Baltic German noble Essen family. For more than a century, his ancestors had served in the Imperial Russian Navy, and seven had been awarded the Order of St. George, the highest military award of the Russian Empire.

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1905Order of St. George, 4th class
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
Order of the White Eagle
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Order of St. George, 3rd class
Gold Sword for Bravery
Grand cross of the Order of the Black Star
Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
Commander of the Order of the Redeemer

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Nikolai Ottovich von Essen was a Russian naval commander and admiral descended from the Baltic German noble Essen family. For more than a century, his ancestors had served in the Imperial Russian Navy, and seven had been awarded the Order of St. George, the highest military award of the Russian Empire. Essen was regarded as one of the most prominent admirals of the Russian naval force during World War I (1914-1918).

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Lived 1860 to 1915 · aged 54
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