He fought the absolutist October policy, and assisted, as friend and confidant, the Austrian secretary of state, Schmerling, in drafting the February constitution.
Anton Ritter von Schmerling (1805, Lichtental, Alsergrund, Vienna – 1893, Vienna), Austrian statesman
∞ (1835) Pauline Freiin (Baroness) von Koudelka (1806, Vienna – 1840), a daughter of Vinzenz Joseph von Koudelka (1773–1850) (de)