Marriage and Children
He married three times:
- on September 21, 1610 with Pierre Hippolyte Anne de Melun, Baronesse de Caumont, died 1615
- on June 28, 1620 with Isabelle Claire de Berlaymont, Comtesse de Lalaing, died 1630
- on March 29, 1632 with Countess Maria Cleopha von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1599–1685)
and had nine children, two sons and seven daughters.
The sons were :
- Philippe François, 1st Duke of Arenberg (1625–1674)
- Charles Eugene, 2nd Duke of Arenberg (1633–1681)
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