He joined the Kingdom of Prussia's judiciary in 1849 as an auscultator (trainee lawyer) and became a court assessor in c. 1855.

In 1857, Levetzow moved to internal administration and came to the Prussian Ministry of Spiritual, Educational and Medical Affairs [de] as a government assessor.

[4] For the Prussian Conservative Party, Levetzow sat in the Reichstag of the North German Confederation from 1867 to 1871, where he represented the constituency of Königsberg (Neumark).

[8] In 1890 Levetzow was appointed a life member of the Prussian House of Lords by King Wilhelm II.

At the request of Queen Augusta Victoria, he headed the Evangelical Church Aid Association from its founding on 28 May 1888 until his death.

[12] Together, they were the parents of: His surviving son inherited Goszków as well as Groß-Wubiser from his uncle Karl von Levetzow.