He had five sons with both wives: Rudolf, Maximilian, Bertold, Jan Viktorin and Karl.

[1] He received a below-average education, but this did not prevent him from achieving considerable career success.

[1] Adam gained a reputation as a conciliatory politician, a "man of compromise", which was evident both during the negotiations for the Letter of Majesty in 1609 and in the troubled times of 1611.

After returning to Bohemia in 1621, Adam also participated in the purchase of confiscated estates and once again became Oberstlandhofmeister.

[1][2] Although he never acquired such a magnificent fortune as his more famous relative Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583–1634), given that he managed to preserve the property for posterity, Adam's inheritance represented a crucial foundation for the family in the future.