In 1801 he joined the Teutonic Order, obtaining the Austrian Cross in 1804. After studying in the Collegium Teresianum of Wiener Neustadt, he was named Major General in the Austrian Army (1805).
He became a member of the Teutonic Order in 1801, earning the Austrian Cross in 1804. Following his studies at the Collegium Teresianum in Wiener Neustadt, he achieved a prominent position as Major General in the Austrian Army.