He owned the Groß Midlum manor in Krummhörn[2] and was the administrator of the chamber of knights in the Estates of East Frisia.
There had been violent confrontations for decades between the Counts and later Princes of East Frisia and the Estates, in particular the City of Emden.
The Appeal war had a significant impact on the subsequent history of East Frisia and the annexation by Prussia a few years later.
The poor negotiating skills of Enno Rudolph Brenneysen, Prince George Albert's chancellor, prevented a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
It aimed to regain its position as the county seat and commercial center and in 1740, Emden decided to seek Prussian assistance to achieve this goal.
The city wanted to protect its economic position and sought Prussian acknowledgement of its existing privileges.
Despite objections from the Kingdom of Hanover, King Frederick II of Prussia annexed East Frisia in 1744, after the last Cirksena prince died.