Cirksena

House of Cirksena
House of Cirksena
Noble family
	Coat of Arms
Country	Netherlands; Belgium; Germany; France
Founded	15th century
Founder	Ulrich I of East Frisia (first count)
Final ruler	Charles Edzard (in East Frisia); Maria Ernestine Francisca (in Rietberg); Christine Luise (in Kriechingen)
Titles	Prince of East Frisia; Count of Rietberg; Count of Kriechingen; Count of Norden; Lord of Esens, Stedesdorf and Wittmund; Lord of Groningen; Lord of the Ommelanden; Lord of Heeswijk;
Estate(s)	Greetsiel Castle; Emden Castle; Aurich Castle; Berum Castle; Stickhausen Castle; Fortress Leerort
Dissolution	1744 (in East Frisia); 1758 (in Rietberg); 1726 (in Kriechingen)
Cadet branches	Cirksena-Falkenburg (extinct) Cirksena-Rietberg (extinct) Kaunitz-Rietberg (matrilineal, extinct) Cirksena-Kriechingen (extinct);

The House of Cirksena was the ruling family of East Frisia (German: Ostfriesland). They descended from a line of East Frisian chieftains from Greetsiel.