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Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie (1726–1791)

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Not to be confused with Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie (1630–1692).
His Excellency High Well-born Count
Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie
Lord of the Realm KSO GIII:sFadt LMA
Portrait by Jakob Björck, c. 1768.
Member of the Council of War
In office
24 September 1766 – 1766
Appointed byAdolph Frederick of Sweden
Personal details
Born(1726-03-15)15 March 1726
Died7 August 1791(1791-08-07) (aged 65)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1748; died 1763)​

Hedvig Eva Rålamb
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(m. 1765)​
RelativesDe la Gardie family
Residence(s)Sjöö Castle
Almare-Stäket Manor
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Sweden
Branch/serviceRoyal Swedish Regiment
Royal Life Drabant Corps
Scanian Cavalry Regiment
Years of service1744–1774
CommandsÖstergötland Cavalry Regiment
Life Regiment of Horse
Battles/warsWar of the Austrian Succession
Pomeranian War

Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie (15 March 1726 – 7 August 1791) was a Swedish nobleman and military officer.

Biography

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He was the third child of Magnus Julius De la Gardie and Hedvig Catharina Lillie,[1] thus being a member of the De la Gardie family.

In 1744, he served the French in the Royal Swedish Regiment but moved back three years later to serve Swedish military duty, becoming corporal in the Royal Life Drabant Corps.[2] He was promoted to major-general and adjutant-general of Adolph Frederick, King of Sweden. On 10 November 1778, he was appointed godfather of Gustav Adolph, Crown Prince of Sweden, for which he received Gustav III's Godparent Insignia and honoured the Lord of the Realm title.[3]

De la Gardie married twice. First on 4 December 1748 with Catharina Charlotta Taube, daughter of Evert Didrik Taube af Odenkat.[4] They had three children. Two years after her death, he remarried on 10 December 1765 with Hedvig Eva Rålamb, daughter of Claes Gustaf Rålamb. They had six children.

Honours

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  • Portrait of De la Gardie in cuirass armour by Gustaf Lundberg.
    Portrait of De la Gardie in cuirass armour by Gustaf Lundberg.
  • Portrait of Catharina Charlotta Taube by Olof Arenius, c. 1735–1766.
    Portrait of Catharina Charlotta Taube by Olof Arenius, c. 1735–1766.
  • Portrait of Hedvig Eva Rålamb by Carl Fredric von Breda, 1798.
    Portrait of Hedvig Eva Rålamb by Carl Fredric von Breda, 1798.
  • Greater coat of arms of the comital family of De la Gardie, 19th century.
    Greater coat of arms of the comital family of De la Gardie, 19th century.
  • Tomb of De la Gardie within the Veckholm Church, May 2011.
    Tomb of De la Gardie within the Veckholm Church, May 2011.

References

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  1. ^ von Stackelberg, Otto Magnus, ed. (1930). Genealogisches Handbuch der estländischen Ritterschaft [Genealogical Handbook of Estonian Knighthood] (in German). Vol. 3. Görlitz: Verlag für Sippenforschung und Wappenkunde Starke. pp. 57. OCLC 164891513.
  2. ^ Carlander, Carl Magnus (1889). Svenska bibliotek och ex-libris [Swedish Libraries and Bookplates] (in Swedish). Vol. 1. Stockholm: Adolf Johnsons förlag. pp. 363. OL 33217054M. SELIBR 1797334.
  3. ^ Tegnér, Elof (1894). De la Gardieska samlingen i Lund och på Löberöd [De la Gardie Collection of Lund and Löberöd]. Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademiens handlingar (in Swedish). Vol. 32. Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söners Förlag. pp. 60. SELIBR 1623115.
  4. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor [Lineages of Introduced Swedish Nobilities] (in Swedish). Vol. 8. Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söners Förlag. pp. 168. SELIBR 10076764.
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