Magnus Julius De la Gardie

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Magnus Julius De la Gardie (born April 14, 1668 in Stockholm , † April 28, 1741 ibid) was a Swedish general and statesman, member of the Party of Hats .

Life

Magnus Julius De la Gardie, a son of Axel Julius De la Gardie , started his military career in the French Army and fought with it in the War of the Spanish Succession . After the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709, he became a Swedish colonel in the Royal Dalarna Regiment , which he led in the Battle of Gadebusch in 1712. After the successful battle, he was appointed major general. In 1717 he was promoted to lieutenant general. As a result of the death of King Charles XII. Magnus Julius De la Gardie became a member of the Swedish Imperial Council . As a newly appointed member of the Imperial Council he commissioned architect Joseph Gabriel destain the Tullgarn castle to restore. In 1719 he was appointed President of the Board of Commerce . In 1727 he became a marshal .

Magnus Julius De la Gardie was a proven friend of France . When the Swedish Estates Council was constituted in 1734, it advocated close ties between France and Sweden. Inspired by French models, he introduced political salons in Sweden, a novelty in Sweden at the time. It is believed that the Party of Hats formed at one of these institutions.

He was married to Hedvig Catharina De la Gardie (1695-1745) and was the father of Eva Ekeblad and Hedvig Catharina von Fersen . Magnus Julius De la Gardie was the owner of Eksjöhovgård Castle , which he had rebuilt in the 1730s. He died in Stockholm in 1741.

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SURNAME De la Gardie, Magnus Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish general and statesman, member of the Hats Party
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1668
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1741
Place of death Stockholm