caption death_date death_place predecessor birth_place successor children office birth_date term_start residence spouse image article_title term_end name
jacob de la gardie in 1606 22 august 1652 stockholm , sweden axel nilsson ryning anders eriksson hästehufvud reval -lrb- tallinn -rrb- , swedish estonia gustaf horn per gustafsson banér johan skytte 14 maria sofia de la gardie axel julius de la gardie , including : magnus gabriel de la gardie lord 1st governor-general of swedish livonia high constable of sweden governor of swedish estonia 20 june 1583 1620 1619 1622 makalös palace , stockholm läckö castle ebba death -rrb- brahe -lrb- m. 1618 -- 52 ; his jacob de la gardie 1606.jpg jacob de la gardie
 1652 1622 1628 count jacob de la gardie
jacob de la gardie

field marshal and count jacob pontusson de la gardie -lrb- reval , 20 june 1583 - stockholm , 22 august 1652 -rrb- was a statesman and a soldier of the swedish empire .
he was appointed privy councilor in 1613 , governor of swedish estonia between 1619 and 1622 , governor general of livonia in 1622 , and lord high constable in 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 .
he also served as one of the five regents jointly ruling sweden during the minority of queen christina .
