Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
Swedish statesman and military man / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (15 October 1622 – 26 April 1686)[1] was a Swedish statesman and military man. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1647 and came to be the holder of three of the five offices counted as the Great Officers of the Realm, namely Lord High Treasurer, Lord High Chancellor and Lord High Steward. He also served as Governor-General in the Swedish dominion of Livonia.[2]
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Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie | |
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Lord High Treasurer of Sweden | |
In office 1652–1660 | |
Preceded by | Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna |
Succeeded by | Gustaf Bonde |
Lord High Chancellor of Sweden | |
In office 1660–1680 | |
Preceded by | Erik Oxenstierna |
Succeeded by | None – office abolished (until 1792) |
Lord High Steward of Sweden | |
In office 1680–1684 | |
Preceded by | Per Brahe the Younger |
Succeeded by | None – office abolished (until 1787) |
Governor-General of Livonia | |
In office 1649–1651 | |
Preceded by | Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna |
Succeeded by | Gustav Horn |
In office 1655–1657 | |
Preceded by | Gustav Horn |
Succeeded by | Axel Lillie (in 1661) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1622-10-15)15 October 1622 Reval, Swedish Estonia |
Died | 26 April 1686(1686-04-26) (aged 63) Venngarn Castle, Sigtuna, Sweden |
Spouse | Maria Euphrosyne of Zweibrücken |
Children | Gustaf Adolf De la Gardie, Catharina Charlotta De la Gardie, Hedvig Ebba De la Gardie |
Residence(s) | Makalös Palace, Stockholm Venngarn Castle Läckö Castle |
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