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She was born as the daughter of Magnus Brahe and Britta Stensdotter Leijonhuvud . On June 24 , 1618 she married Count Jacob De La Gardie . 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 marrige with Jacob produced 14 children, six of which lived to an older age: # 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 REFERENCES |