Johann Jakob, Count of Bronckhorst and Anholt

He fought in the Thirty Years' War in 1618, and also participated in the Battle of White Mountain in 1620.

He played an important role in the victory in the Battle of Stadtlohn, as commander of the vanguard.

In 1624 he participated in the Siege of Breda under Ambrosio Spinola, and fought later under Tilly in Osnabrück against the Danes.

In 1628 he became a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece, and in 1629 he became Governor of the Alsace and of Further Austria.

[citation needed] Johann Jakob married, on 6 November 1618, Maria Cleopha von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, daughter of Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Elisabeth von Pallandt-Culemborg.