However, Wilhelm was determined to marry Dorothea. We are thoroughbreds, however, and when we conclude a marriage such as with Fräulein von Salviati, it produces mongrels, and that cannot be allowed to happen.' William told his grandson: 'Remember, there is every possible form of horse. At the time, the former Kaiser still believed in the possibility of a Hohenzollern restoration, and he would not permit his grandson to make an unequal marriage. However, the prince’s grandfather did not approve of the marriage of a member of the minor nobility with the Heir-Presumptive to the German Throne. While students at Bonn, Dorothea and Prince Wilhelm fell in love with each other. In Bonn am Rhein Verlobte sich der älteste Sohnĭes deutschen Kronprinzen, Prinz Wilhelm von Preußen, mit
Verlobung des Prinzen Wilhelm von Preußenīerlin.
