The object of his choice was a young widow, Maria Magdalena, daughter of the head cook at the castle of Ehrenbreitstein.
The fortress is Ehrenbreitstein, the Gibraltar of the Rhine, capable of holding an army of men.
Further on, a French garrison was in Ehrenbreitstein, firing down upon Coblentz, which had just been taken by the imperialists.
It was, according as danger threatened, carried to the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein.
Ehrenbreitstein is not only a very strong and important fortification, but it guards a very important point.
