From 1774 he was a Freemason in the Zinnendorf system and a member of the Gotha Lodge Zum Rautenkranz, which had been founded by Abel Seyler, Konrad Ekhof and other members of the Seyler Theatre Company in the same year. In 1775, he was appointed Grand Master of the Landesloge of Germany (Zinnendorf system).
From 1774, he was a Freemason within the Zinnendorf system and a member of the Gotha Lodge Zum Rautenkranz, which had been established by Abel Seyler, Konrad Ekhof, and other members of the Seyler Theatre Company in the same year. In 1775, he became Grand Master of the Landesloge of Germany (Zinnendorf system).