He entered into the service of Prince John Sigismund Zápolya who gave him Csókfalva (today part of Ghindari, Romania) and Bede (today: Bedeni, Romania) in Marosszék (later: Maros-Torda County).
Maros-Torda county was formed in 1876 on the territory of the Székely settlement Marosszék and part of Torda region.