Person:Jacob De la Gardie (1)

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Jacob De la Gardie
b.20 Jun 1583 Reval, Russia
d.22 Aug 1652 Stockholms, Stockholm, Sweden
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Brita De la Gardie1581 - 1645
  2. Johan De la Gardie1582 - Aft 1640
  3. Jacob De la Gardie1583 - 1652
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Jacob De la Gardie1583 - 1652
  • W.  Ebba Brahe1596 - 1674
  1. Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie1622 - 1686
  2. Maria Sofia De la Gardie1627 - 1694
  3. Jacob Casimir De la Gardie1629 - 1659
  4. Christina Catharine De la Gardie1632 - 1704
  5. Axel Julius De la Gardie1637 - 1710
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Facts and Events
Name Jacob De la Gardie
Gender Male
Birth[1] 20 Jun 1583 Reval, Russia
Marriage to Ebba Brahe
Death[1] 22 Aug 1652 Stockholms, Stockholm, Sweden
Reference Number? Q553292?


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Field Marshal and Count Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie (Reval, 20 June 1583 – Stockholm, 22 August 1652) was a and a soldier of the Swedish Empire, and a Marshal from 1620 onward.

He was Privy Councilor from 1613 onward, Governor of Swedish Estonia in 1619–1622, Governor-General of Livonia in 1622–1628 (conquered by the Swedish Empire in 1621, and referred to as Swedish Livonia in 1629–1721), and Lord High Constable from 1620. He introduced reforms based on the then novel Dutch military doctrine into the Swedish army. He commanded the Swedish forces in Russia and against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He also served as one of the five regents jointly ruling Sweden during the minority of Queen Christina.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jacob De la Gardie, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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