De la Gardie
The De la Gardie are a Swedish Gräfliches since 1625 noble family of French origin, that rose in the 17th century to the highest nobility circles and government offices and Sweden had a decisive effect.
The de la Gardie go back to Jacques d' Escouperie, Seigneur de Russol De la Gardie, and his wife Catherine de Sainte Colombe. Their son Pontus De la Gardie (1520-1585), Baron of Ekholmen, married 1580 Sofia Gyllenhielm ( 1556-1583 ), an illegitimate daughter of King John III. of Sweden, who died in childbirth.
They had three children. The eldest daughter Brita married the Swedish statesman Gabriel Oxenstierna, the second son of Jacob, the Ebba Brahe Magnus yolk. Their son Magnus married in 1647 the sister of the king, the favorite of Queen Christina and the famous Empire Drost and Chancellor of Sweden was.
Family members
- Charlotta Catharina De la Gardie ( 1654/55-1697 ), Wife of the Venetian Generalissimo and war hero Otto Wilhelm Graf von Königsmarck
- Ebba Margaretha De la Gardie (1704-1775), Swedish Countess
- Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622-1686), Count, Reich Marshal, Rich Drost and Chancellor, favorite of Queen Christina
- Axel Julius De la Gardie (1637-1710), Swedish statesman and military
Relationships
- A1 Jacques d' Escouperie ∞ Catherine de Sainte Colombe B1 Pontus De la Gardie ( 1520-1585 ) ∞ 1580 Sofia Gyllenhielm ( 1556-1583 ), daughter of King John III. C1 Brita De la Gardie ( 1581-1645 ) Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna ∞ ( 1586-1656 )
- C2 Johann De la Gardie, Freiherr von Ekholmen ( 1585-1640 )
- C3 Jacob De la Gardie, 1st Earl De la Gardie ( 1583-1652 ) ∞ 1618 Countess Ebba Brahe, daughter of Count Magnus Brahe Empire bailiff and Margareta Lewenhaupt D4 Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie ( 1622-1686 ) ∞ 1647 Marie Euphrosine von Pfalz -Zweibrücken - Kleeburg ( 1625-1687 ), sister of King Charles X. E1 Catharina Charlotta De la Gardie ( 1654/55-1697 ) ∞ 1682 Otto Wilhelm Graf von Königsmarck ( 1639-1688 )
- E2 Adam Carl De la Gardie ( 1665-1721 ) ∞ Anna Juliana Horn af Kanckas ( 1667-1753 ) F1 Ebba Margaretha De la Gardie ( 1704-1775 )
Jakob (1583-1652)
Magnus (1622-1686)
Source location
The family records of the De la Gardie are scattered. A significant portion is located in the University Library Lund ( Delagardiska Archivet, ed. Wieselgren of, 20 vols, Stockholm and Lund 1831-44 ). The correspondence and records Magnus Gabriels are kept mainly in the National Archives in Stockholm. The correspondence of Pontus, and Jacob is mainly the University of Tartu Library.