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

Biography

He was the third child of

Magnus Julius De la Gardie Magnus Julius De la Gardie (14 April 1668 – 28 April 1741), son of Axel Julius De la Gardie, was a Swedish general and statesman, member of the Swedish Hats Party. Magnus Julius De la Gardie was born in 1668 in Stockholm. He started his milit ...

and Hedvig Catharina Lillie, thus being a member of the

De la Gardie family The De la Gardie family (; ; also de la Gardie) is the name of a distinguished Swedish noble family of French origin, whose members held significant political and military positions throughout the history of the Kingdom of Sweden. History The f ...

. 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. 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 The Lord of the Realm (, ) was a title of honour introduced by Gustavus III, King of Sweden shortly after his coup and the newly passed constitution. The title was granted by the King and was first received by Frederick William, Prince von ...

title. De la Gardie married twice. First on 4 December 1748 with Catharina Charlotta Taube, daughter of Evert Didrik Taube af Odenkat. 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

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

: Knight of the

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Or ...

(13 January 1755) * Naval Ensign of Sweden

: Commander of the

(21 November 1773) * Naval Ensign of Sweden

: Recipient of Gustav III's Godparent Insignia (27 December 1778)

Gallery

Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie, 1726-1791, greve, generallöjtnant, en av Rikets herrar, kammarherre - Nationalmuseum - 39369.tif , Portrait of De la Gardie in cuirass armour by

Gustaf Lundberg Gustaf Lundberg (17 August 1695 – 18 March 1786) was a Swedish rococo pastelist and portrait painter. He trained and worked in Paris and later was appointed court portrait painter in Stockholm. Biography Lundberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden, ...

. Arenius - Catharina Charlotta Taube.jpg , Portrait of Catharina Charlotta Taube by

Olof Arenius Olof Arenius (16 December 1701 – 5 May 1766) was a Swedish portrait painter. Biography Arenius was born in the parish of Bro in Uppland, Sweden. His father was a vicar in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Upplands-Bro. After a period of theology stu ...

, . Breda - Hedvig Eva de la Gardie, Sinebrychoff.jpg , Portrait of Hedvig Eva Rålamb by Carl Fredric von Breda, 1798. De la Gardie.jpg , Greater coat of arms of the comital family of De la Gardie, 19th century. Gravkor sarkofag Veckholms kyrka.jpg , Tomb of De la Gardie within the Veckholm Church, May 2011.

References

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