▁gain ▁better ▁career ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁army . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁Spanish ▁service , ▁George ▁Christian ▁went ▁to ▁France , ▁to ▁seek ▁his ▁fortune ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁army . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 6 , ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁raise ▁an ▁inf antry ▁regiment ▁and ▁a ▁caval ry ▁regiment . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁succeed . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁play ▁an ▁important ▁rôle , ▁when ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁medi ator ▁and ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Card inal ▁Maz arin ▁in ▁the ▁imperial ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 8 ▁and ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁R hen ish ▁Alliance , ▁also ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 8 . ▁▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁George ▁Christian ▁stayed ▁in ▁Sax ony . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁apparent ▁from ▁historic ▁sources ▁how ▁long ▁he ▁stayed ▁there . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Duke ▁William ▁in ▁We imar . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁F ruit b ear ing ▁Society ▁under ▁the ▁nick name ▁ ▁(" the ▁Bra ve ") ▁and ▁as ▁his ▁s log an ▁" in ▁the ▁open ▁Field ". ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁member ▁number ▁ 7 5 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Society ' s ▁register ▁in ▁Kö then . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 6 6 5 , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁Bern hard ▁von ▁Gal en , ▁who ▁was ▁al lied