He carried out the reorganization of the Bavarian army on the Prussian model, brought about the military union of the southern states, and took a leading share in the creation of the customs parliament (Zollparlament), of which on 28 April 1868 he was elected a vice-president.
Napravio je reorganizaciju bavarske vojske po uzoru na Prusku, osnovao je vojni savez južnonjemačkih zemalja i sudjelovao u stvaranju parlamenta (Zollparlament), u kojem je 28. travnja 1868. bio izabran za podpredsjednika.