Ebba Brahe - Family

Family

Her marriage with Jacob produced 14 children, seven of whom lived to maturity. None of her children are believed to have been fathered by King Gustavus Adolphus.

  1. Pontus De la Gardie (1619–1632).
  2. Christina De la Gardie (1620 - d. in infancy).
  3. Sophia De la Gardie (1621 - d. in infancy).
  4. Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622–1686), Lord High Chancellor of the Privy Council of Sweden.
  5. Brita De la Gardie (1624 - d. in infancy).
  6. Gustaf Adolph De la Gardie (1626 - d. in infancy).
  7. Maria Sofia De la Gardie (1627–1694), married Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna, nephew of regent Axel Oxenstierna.
  8. Jakob Kasimir De la Gardie (1629–1658), married Ebba Sparre.
  9. Pontus Frederick De la Gardie (1630–1692).
  10. Christina Catharine De la Gardie (1632–1704), married Gustaf Otto Stenbock, mother of Magnus Stenbock.
  11. Johann Karl De la Gardie (1634 - d. in infancy).
  12. Birgitta Helena De la Gardie (1636 - d. in infancy).
  13. Axel Julius De la Gardie (1637–1710), Field Marshal and Governor-General over Estonia.
  14. Ebba Margaretha De La Gardie (1638–1696).

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