Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie

Count
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
Lord High Treasurer of Sweden
In office
1652–1660
Preceded byGabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna
Succeeded byGustaf Bonde
Lord High Chancellor of Sweden
In office
1660–1680
Preceded byErik Oxenstierna
Succeeded byNone – office abolished (until 1792)
Lord High Steward of Sweden
In office
1680–1684
Preceded byPer Brahe the Younger
Succeeded byNone – office abolished (until 1787)
Governor-General of Livonia
In office
1649–1651
Preceded byGabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna
Succeeded byGustav Horn
In office
1655–1657
Preceded byGustav Horn
Succeeded byAxel Lillie (in 1661)
Personal details
Born(1622-10-15)15 October 1622
Reval, Swedish Estonia
Died26 April 1686(1686-04-26) (aged 63)
Venngarn Castle, Sigtuna, Sweden
SpouseMaria Euphrosyne of Zweibrücken
ChildrenGustaf Adolf De la Gardie,
Catharina Charlotta De la Gardie,
Hedvig Ebba De la Gardie
Residence(s)Makalös Palace, Stockholm
Venngarn Castle
Läckö Castle

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]

  1. ^ "Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-4622-1416928957228.
  2. ^ "Nordisk Familjebok - Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie". Nordisk Familjebok at runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1907. Retrieved 8 July 2009.