 He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Vienna on 23 June 1890.He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of "Santa Maria degli Angeli" in the consistory of 1 June 1891 by Pope Leo.He participated in the conclave of 1903 that elected Pope Pius X and refused to issue the veto of Emperor Franz Josef I against Cardinal Rampolla; however, that veto was issued by Cardinal Puzyna.