He attended various universities including Leipzig and Helmstedt, before being sent on a grand tour under the supervision of his tutor, Burckhardt Niderstedt.
He returned just after his father's death in 1656, and was invited by the Great Elector to join the Privy Council, aged only 20.
In 1660 he was sent on a diplomatic mission to France and Spain, tasked with the heavy responsibility of confirming Brandenburg's interests in the Treaty of Oliva.
On his return, he married Louise Hedwig, daughter of Otto von Schwerin, President of the Privy Council.
He died Sept. 16, 1689 [1] In 1672 he negotiated unsuccessfully with the Elector of Trier for safe passage for Brandenburg's troops over the Rhine.