Axel Julius De la Gardie

Axel Julius de la Gardie.

Axel Julius de la Gardie (1637[1]–17 May 1710 in Stockholm[2]) was a Swedish field marshal and was appointed Governor-General over Estonia from 1687[3] to 1704.[4]

Axel Julius was the son of military commander Jacob De la Gardie and Ebba Brahe.[1] He became colonel of an infantry regiment and the Västgöta cavalry regiment[5] and in 1664 he attained the rank of major general in the cavalry, and was a colonel in the Royal Guard.[4] In 1668 he became lieutenant general and later field marshal.[6]

Upon the threat of war with Russia, he received orders to command the troops in Finland and Ingria and take necessary defensive actions. At the landtag he held in 1676 in Åbo, the government granted the request of new war efforts.

He married Sofia Juliana Arvidsdotter Forbus in 1664.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Sveriges Kyrkor (in Swedish). Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien. 1970. p. 56. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ Meijer, Bernhard; Westrin, Theodor; Berg, Ruben Gustafsson; Söderberg, Verner; Fahlstedt, Eugen (1907). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi. Ny, rev. och rikt illustrerad uppl. ... (in Swedish). Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolag. p. 60. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ^ förbundet, Karolinska (1923). Arsbok (in Swedish). Cederquists Grafiska Aktiebolag. p. 3. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Axel Julius De la Gardie". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ Stenbock, R. (1928). Östgötta kavalleriregemente, 1618-1699 (in Swedish). I. Haeggströms boktryckeri a.b. p. 335. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ Anrep, Gabriel (1858). Svenska adelns Ättar-taflor utgifna af Gabriel Anrep (in Swedish). P. A. Nōrstedt & Söner. p. 562. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. ^ Normat (in Norwegian). Universitetsforlaget. 2005. p. 160. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
Preceded by Governor General of Swedish Estonia
1687–1704 		Succeeded by