Education
He studied in Switzerland and then, like many of his brothers, he joined the Ducht army.
He studied in Switzerland and then, like many of his brothers, he joined the Ducht army.
In 1596 he participated as a volunteer in the Capture of Cadiz. He then managed to take Wachtendonk. In 1602 he led an attack on Luxembourg.
In 1604 he took part in the siege of Sluis, where he died of a fever.
Anna Margareta was the daughter of Count John Gerhard of Manderscheid-Gerolstein and the widow of Wirich VI, Count of Daun-Falkenstein. The marriage remained childless.