Friedrich's first visit to the countries of Europe filled him with extraordinary excitement. However, this good mood did not last for many days before he began to grow weary of it.
Every day was banquet after banquet. Had he imagined discussing matters of national fate with the monarchs of each country?
Sorry, but that was not the case. The accompanying officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already taken care of everything, and as the Crown Prince, he only needed to make up the numbers.
Even if Franz wanted to use this opportunity to train his son, he wouldn't dare gamble with matters of state. If something went awry, the loss would be no small matter.
Politics allows no room for sloppy mistakes; one misstep could even cost an heir his inheritance.
Therefore, Friedrich's mission on this visit to the European nations was, aside from securing a marriage with the Baden royal family, simply to mingle and share bonds of kinship.
