He became a Knight Hospitaller in 1658 and was next appointed as Prior and Castellan of the Order of Mailberg, based at Schloss Mailberg.
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After the Battle of Kahlenberg on 11 and 12 September 1683 which lifted the siege, he organized the care of some five hundred orphans at Schloss Mailberg, children whose parents had been killed in the conflict.
The most notable grape variety to the region of Mailberg is Grüner Veltliner, a white wine varietal that in the area surrounding Mailberg develops a more spicy and peppery character.