Career
In 1703, At age 14 he joined Charles XII"s Polish campaign before the Battle of Pułtusk, and was since known throughout the army as the Little Prince. On June 18, 1708 he was wounded by the River Berezina while attempting to shield the king from bullets, but recovered in time to fight in the Battle of Holowczyn. He was later made colonel of the Buchwald"s Dragoons.
In the Battle of Poltava he was captured by the Russians.
Released shortly after, he died on the way home at Dubno in Volhynia. His heart was buried at Saint Gumbertus Church in Ansbach.