When his brother died in 1909 Charles Michael was appointed the guardian of his children Katharina, Marie, Natalia and Georg by Adolf Friedrich V. From 1908 to 1910, he served as the head of artillery in the 1st Army Corps of the Russian Imperial Army.
When his sibling died in 1909, Charles Michael was appointed caretaker for his children Katharina, Marie, Natalia, and Georg by Adolf Friedrich V. He served as head of artillery in the 1st Army Corps of the Russian Imperial Army from 1908 to 1910.