Livonian Order
Philipp Schall von Bell joined the Livonian Order around the year 1540. From 1545 he held the post of vice commander ("Hauskomtur") in Riga and in 1551 he became commander ("Komtur") of Marienburg (Alūksne). After the Livonian War began in 1558, he became the last Land Marshal or commander-in-chief of the Livonian Order.