Jacob Pontusson, count de la Gardie

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Jacob De la Gardie, detail from an oil painting by an unknown artist, 1606; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden

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Jacob Pontusson, count de la Gardie: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Jun 16, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 27, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Aug 12, 2023
	Invalidated site: Jacob De la Gardie (1583-1652).	Gloria Lotha	Nov 18, 2014
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 01, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998