Career
He supplemented the fortresses with a defensive ring according to the latest technical standard of the Renaissance. Balthasar never married. He was buried in the church of Saint Mary in Hanau.
One of Hanau"s city gates was decorated with a bust of Balthasar, until the gate was demolished in the 18th century.
The bust fell into the hands of the Historical Society of Hanau. lieutenant was destroyed when the city was bombed on 19 March 1945.
Only drawings of it remain.