In 1890 he became company commander in the regiment, was promoted to Hauptmann in 1891, and after September 1893 he became officer of the general staff.

Afterwards he was battalion commander in the Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment from the end of October 1898 until February 1899.

From August 1901 to March 1904 he was head of department in the General Staff of the Army, since May 1903 in the rank of an Oberst, afterwards commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment "King" until September 1905, before he was director of the War Academy and of the Artillery and Engineer School in Munich from 29 September 1905 to 29 December 1907.

In the following years he was commander of the 9th Infantry Brigade from December 1907 to November 1908, Chief of the General Staff and inspector of military training institutions from November 1908 to April 1912 (promoted to lieutenant general in March 1910), and divisional commander of the 6th Bavarian Division from April 1912 to March 1913, before he got the command of the I Bavarian Corps, in the rank of General der Infanterie since March 1913.

Two decades after his retirement, in the Third Reich, he became Grand Chancellor (Grosskanzler) of the Military Order of Max Joseph from 15 May 1933 until his death on 22 May 1940.