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