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Jacob De la Gardie

1583 - 1652

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Field Marshal and Count Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie (20 June 1583 – 22 August 1652) was a statesman and a soldier of the Swedish Empire, and a Marshal from 1620 onward. He was Privy Councilor from 1613 onward, Governor of Swedish Estonia in 1619–1622, Governor-General of Livonia in 1622–1628 (conquered by the Swedish Empire in 1621, and referred to as Swedish Livonia in 1629–1721), and Lord High Constable from 1620. He introduced reforms based on the then novel Dutch military doctrine into the Swedish army. He commanded the Swedish forces in Russia and against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob De la Gardie is the 4,806th most popular politician (down from 4,397th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 18th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Estonian Politician.

Jacob de la Gardie is most famous for his service as a Swedish Field Marshal and Privy Councillor. He was also the Governor of Estonia, Finland, Livonia, and Ingria.

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Among politicians, Jacob De la Gardie ranks 4,806 out of 19,576. Before him are Phocion, Elliot Richardson, Wei Zhongxian, Abimelech, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, and Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska. After him are Al-Qa'im, Bleda, Emperor Go-Nijō, Labashi-Marduk, Lothar de Maizière, and Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1583, Jacob De la Gardie ranks 8. Before him are Albrecht von Wallenstein, Sasaki Kojirō, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Axel Oxenstierna, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, and Pieter Lastman. After him are Orlando Gibbons, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Hayashi Razan, Jan Porcellis, and Denis Pétau. Among people deceased in 1652, Jacob De la Gardie ranks 5. Before him are Jusepe de Ribera, Georges de La Tour, Gregorio Allegri, and Pietro Della Valle. After him are John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Inigo Jones, Jan Asselijn, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, Jan Dirksz Both, Denis Pétau, and Claes Jansz. Visscher.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Jacob De la Gardie ranks 23 out of 351. Before him are Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (1929), Jakob von Uexküll (1864), Adolf von Harnack (1851), Felix Kersten (1898), Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803), and Ernst Öpik (1893). After him are Andrus Ansip (1956), Johan Laidoner (1884), Thomas Johann Seebeck (1770), Jaan Kross (1920), Otto von Kotzebue (1787), and George Hackenschmidt (1877).

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Among POLITICIANS In Estonia

Among politicians born in Estonia, Jacob De la Gardie ranks 10. Before him are Konstantin Päts (1874), Lennart Meri (1929), Kaja Kallas (1977), Alar Karis (1958), Siim Kallas (1948), and Felix Kersten (1898). After him are Andrus Ansip (1956), Kersti Kaljulaid (1969), Alexander Gorchakov (1798), Neeme Järvi (1937), Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622), and Bernhard Schmidt (1879).

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