Jacob De la Gardie
Field Marshal and Count Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie (Reval, 20 June 1583 – Stockholm, 22 August 1652) was a statesman and a soldier of the Swedish Empire, and a Marshal from 1620 onward.
Count Jacob De la Gardie | |
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Jacob De la Gardie in 1606 | |
| Lord High Constable of Sweden | |
| In office 1620–1652 | |
| Preceded by | Axel Nilsson Ryning |
| Succeeded by | Gustaf Horn |
| Governor of Swedish Estonia | |
| In office 1619–1622 | |
| Preceded by | Anders Eriksson Hästehufvud |
| Succeeded by | Per Gustafsson Banér |
| 1st Governor-General of Swedish Livonia | |
| In office 1622–1628 | |
| Succeeded by | Johan Skytte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1583 Reval (Tallinn), Swedish Estonia |
| Died | 22 August 1652 (aged 69) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Spouse(s) | Ebba Brahe (m. 1618–52; his death) |
| Children | 14, including: Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie Maria Sofia De la Gardie Axel Julius De la Gardie |
| Residence(s) | Makalös Palace, Stockholm Läckö Castle |
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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