Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie | |
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Member of the Council of War | |
In office 24 September 1766 – 1766 | |
Appointed by | Adolph Frederick of Sweden |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 March 1726 |
Died | 7 August 1791 | (aged 65)
Spouse(s) |
Hedvig Eva RÃ¥lamb (
m. 1765) |
Relatives | De la Gardie family |
Residence(s) |
Sjöö Castle Almare-Stäket Manor |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
Kingdom of France Kingdom of Sweden |
Branch/service |
Royal Swedish Regiment Royal Life Drabant Corps Scanian Cavalry Regiment |
Years of service | 1744–1774 |
Commands |
Östergötland Cavalry Regiment Life Regiment of Horse |
Battles/wars |
War of the Austrian Succession Pomeranian War |
Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie (15 March 1726 – 7 August 1791) was a Swedish nobleman and military officer.
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 RÃ¥lamb, daughter of Claes Gustaf RÃ¥lamb. They had six children.
Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie | |
---|---|
Member of the Council of War | |
In office 24 September 1766 – 1766 | |
Appointed by | Adolph Frederick of Sweden |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 March 1726 |
Died | 7 August 1791 | (aged 65)
Spouse(s) |
Hedvig Eva RÃ¥lamb (
m. 1765) |
Relatives | De la Gardie family |
Residence(s) |
Sjöö Castle Almare-Stäket Manor |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
Kingdom of France Kingdom of Sweden |
Branch/service |
Royal Swedish Regiment Royal Life Drabant Corps Scanian Cavalry Regiment |
Years of service | 1744–1774 |
Commands |
Östergötland Cavalry Regiment Life Regiment of Horse |
Battles/wars |
War of the Austrian Succession Pomeranian War |
Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie (15 March 1726 – 7 August 1791) was a Swedish nobleman and military officer.
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 RÃ¥lamb, daughter of Claes Gustaf RÃ¥lamb. They had six children.