in 1761, he purchased the estate of jungshoved and oremandsgaard near præstø from the king. a few years later he also purchased nysø manor. in 1767, he was appointed to prefect (amtmand) of vordingborg county and in 1776 he became prefect ("stiftsamtmand") of the diocese of zealand as well as curator of vemmetofte. he was appointed to "entlediget" in 1787.