 By his opposition to the Catholic ultramontanes, he forfeited the confidence of the king, and retired into private life.When King Ludwig's son Otto was offered the Greek throne in 1832, King Ludwig made von Armansperg the President of the Privy Council and the 1st representative (or Prime Minister) of the new government.The other members of the were Karl von Abel and Georg Ludwig von Maurer with whom von Armansperg clashed often.