 In 1568, her spouse was given the title of Count at his death bed, having sustained an injury after being imprisoned by Erik XIV.Ebba received the title of Count and was in 1571 granted the County of Raseborg in Finland as a fief.She thereby became, alongside her sisters-in-law Brita and Martha Leijonhufvud, one of the five greatest fief holders in Sweden during the reign of John III.