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Encyclopedia > Axel Julius De la Gardie

Axel Julius de la Gardie (1637 - 1710) was a Swedish Field Marshal and was appointed Governor-General over Estonia. The family orginates in France. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... // Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 3 - Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... A Governor-General, or Generalguvernör, was appointed by the Swedish monarch as a form of viceroy, with both civil and military jurisdiction, over parts of the Swedish Realm, from the 17th century to the early 19th century, when constitutional changes made the office obsolete. ...


Axel Julius was the son of military commander Jacob De la Gardie and Ebba Brahe. He became colonel of an infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment and in 1684 he attained the rank of major general in the cavalry, and was a colonel in the Royal Guard (Livgardet). In 1668 he became lieutenant general and finally, later, Field Marshal. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Countess Ebba Brahe (March 16, 1596- January 5, 1674) was a Swedish lady-in-waiting. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme, First World War. ... Italian cavalry officers practice their horsemanship in 1904 outside Rome. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... The Livgardet (Life Guards) is a combined cavalry/infantry regiment of the Swedish Army, with responsibility for training. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... This is a list of the 77 Field Marshals of Sweden, with their respective years of appointment, from the 16th to the 19th century. ...


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. Ingria, or Ingermanland, was a dominion of Sweden from 1580 to 1595 and then again from 1617 to 1719, when it was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Nystad. ... In Germany, Austria and South Tyrol, a Landtag is a unicameral legislature for a federal land. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... Location within Finland Turku (IPA: , Swedish: Ã…bo  listen?, Latin: Aboa) is a city in Finland, founded in the 13th century. ...


He married Sofia Juliana Arvidsdotter Forbus in 1664

Preceded by:
Anders Torstensson
Governor General of Swedish Estonia
1687 - 1704
Succeeded by:
Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach

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de la Gardie (3689 words)
count Gustaf Adolf de la Gardie, born 11 December 1647, died 5 March 1695 at Värnanäs, buried 20 October 1695 at Riddarholm church, Stockholm, interred Varnhem church, married 4 October 1673 at Kalmar castle countess Elisabet Oxenstierna af Södermöre (born 10 March 1655 at Åbo, died 2 October 1721 at Stockholm, buried Varnhem church).
*by 1* count Pontus Henrik de la Gardie, born 3 June 1805 at Maltesholm, died 18 June 1880 at Maltesholm, buried Östra Sönnerslöv cemetery, married 14 September 1831 at Öved church baroness Eleonora Ramel (born 20 February 1809 at Viderup, died 20 February 1894 at Kristianstad).
*by 1* count Axel Jakob de la Gardie, born 4 April 1819 at Maltesholm, died 16 January 1879 at Maltesholm, buried 23 January 1879 at Sönnarslöv church, married 24 August 1845 at Vårdinge church Anna Elisabet Malvina von Platen (born 8 March 1824, died 23 June 1901 at Hamilton House by Hälsingborg).
Axel Julius De la Gardie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (181 words)
Axel Julius de la Gardie (1637 - 1710) was a Swedish Field Marshal and was appointed Governor-General over Estonia.
Axel Julius was the son of military commander Jacob De la Gardie and Ebba Brahe.
He became colonel of an infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment and in 1684 he attained the rank of major general in the cavalry, and was a colonel in the Royal Guard (Livgardet).
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