Ebba Brahe
Countess
Ebba Brahe [
1] (
March 16,
1596-
January 5,
1674) was a
lady-in-waiting in the
Swedish court and the
mistress of the future king
Gustavus Adolphus.
She was born as the daughter of
Magnus Brahe and
Britta Stensdotter Leijonhuvud. By the age of 16, she was a
mistress to the then future king, Gustavus Adolphus. On
June 24,
1618 she married Count
Jacob De la Gardie, although her relationship with Adolphus continued until his death in
1632. After her husband's death in
1652 she successfully petitioned Queen
Christina of Sweden to found the city of
Jakobstad in
Finland, named in honour of her late husband.
Her marriage with Jacob produced 14 children, six of which lived to an older age. None of her children are believed to have been fathered by King Gustavus Adolphus. Those living to an older age were:
#
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622 - 1686)
Lord High Chancellor of the
Privy Council of Sweden# Maria Sofia De la Gardie (Jakobsdotter) (1627 - 1694) # Jakob Kasimir De la Gardie (1629 - 1658) # Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie (1630 - 1692) #
Christina Catharine de la Gardie (1632 - 1704), married
Gustaf Otto Stenbock, mother of
Magnus Stenbock#
Axel Julius De la Gardie (1637 - 1710),
Field Marshal and
Governor-General over
Estonia*
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