In 1835, he married, morganatically, Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (1812-1841), born in Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Romania, by whom he fathered three children: Claudine, Francis and Amalie.
The Rhédey Mausoleum, now in ruins, stands on top of a hill north of the village, this is wherefrom the remains of countess Claudia Rhédey, wife of Duke Alexander of Württemberg was removed into the reformed church in 1841.