 He became hereditary banneret of the Principality of Guelders and of the County of Zütphen.When the House of Limburg-Stirum was partitioned in 1642 in three parts, he inherited the part Styrum and became the first member of the branch Limburg-Styrum-Styrum.He married his cousin Maria Bernhardine, daughter of Bernhard Albrecht of Limburg and Bronckhorst and they had issue