Education
After this he decided to enter military life and became a Bavarian officer In 1850, however, he left the army, received the degree of Doctor of Laws at Erlangen, and took up the practice of law.
After this he decided to enter military life and became a Bavarian officer In 1850, however, he left the army, received the degree of Doctor of Laws at Erlangen, and took up the practice of law.
In 1861 he became a tutor in the seminary at Osnabrück. In 1862 privatdozent in the history of dogma at Freiburg. In 1866 archiepiscopal councillor.
During the First Vatican Council (1869-1870) he was at Rome as theologian to Bishop Josef Fessler.
In 1873 he settled at Rome. In 1874 he was made a domestic prelate and was employed as consultor to various congregations.