The Margrave leased further troops to Holland. With these incomes, he paid down the principality's debts, which amounted to 5,000,000 guilders at the time he inherited the throne (1757).
The Margrave strengthened his position by hiring additional soldiers from Holland. With the resulting income, he settled the principality's outstanding debts, totaling 5,000,000 guilders when he took the throne in 1757.