 Politically he was an ally of the Hats.Despite his great income, he became poor after the death of Frederick due to his gambling and business speculations.He married Eva Johanna Drakenhielm (1704-1747) in 1726, and in 1747, the maid of honor Vilhelmina Magdalena Taube (1720-1757), sister of the royal mistress Hedvig Taube.