 In 1571, Pope Pius V appointed him protonotary apostolic to deal with the dispute with the Jesuits that had led to violence in Augsburg.He was elected as Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on May 18, 1573 and Pope Gregory XIII confirmed the appointment on July 31, 1573.He died in Dillingen an der Donau on June 4, 1575 without ever having been consecrated as a bishop.