Story About Eva Ekeblad

Eva De la Gardie was born to statesman count Magnus Julius De la Gardie (1668–1741) and the amateur politiciany and salonist Hedvig Catharina Lilje: sister of Captain Carl Julius De la Gardie and Hedvig Catharina De la Gardie and the aunt of Axel von Fersen the Younger. Her brother was married to the famous Cathérine Charlotte De la Gardie and the brother-in-law of the royal favorite Hedvig Tvaube. In 1740, at the age of 16, Eva married the  riksråd  count Claes Claesson Ekeblad, and became the mother of seven children: one son and six daughters. Among them being Claes Julius Ekeblad (1742–1808) and Hedda Piper. Their spouses belonged to the elite of the Swedish nobility. Upon her marriage, her father gave her the estates Mariedal Castle and Lindholmen Castle, Västergötland. [7]  Her spouse, additionally, owned the Stola Manor estate as well as a residence in the capital of Stockholm. Because the frequent absence of her spouse on business, Eva Ekeblad was given the responsibi