Life in Koblenz
Augusta enjoyed life in Koblenz and it was here that she could finally live out Court life as she was accustomed to during her childhood in Weimar. Meanwhile, their son Friedrich studied nearby in Bonn and became the first Prussian Prince to receive an academic education.
Koblenz was subsequently visited by many liberal-minded contemporaries, including the historian Max Dunker and legal professors August von Bethmann, Clemens Theodor Pertes and Alexander von Schleinitz. Critically, Augusta's tolerance towards Catholicism at Koblenz (and throughout her lifetime) was scorned at in Berlin and was felt inappropriate of a Prussian Protestant Princess.
In 1856, Augusta and Wilhelm's only daughter, Princess Louise (then 17), married Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden and in 1858, their son Friedrich married Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria's eldest child. Augusta saw this as a personal triumph and hoped her new daughter-in-law's upbringing in a contemporary country like the United Kingdom would guide Friederich in the direction of a liberal monarchy at home.
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