Jacob De la Gardie
Deceased Person
1583 – 1652
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Who was Jacob De la Gardie?
Field Marshal and Count Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie was a statesman and a soldier of the Swedish Empire.
He was appointed Privy Councilor in 1613, Governor of Swedish Estonia between 1619 and 1622, Governor General of Livonia in 1622, and Lord High Constable in 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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- Born
- Jun 20, 1583
Tallinn - Also known as
- Делагарди, Якоб Понтуссон
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- Lived in
- Makalös
- Died
- Aug 12, 1652
Stockholm
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on July 23, 2013
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