The hunting lodge is named after Hubertus, the patron saint of the hunters. In German, Hubertihaus is also referred to as Jagdschloss Auerbach, Jagdschloss Cumberland am Almsee or Jagdschloss am Almsee.
History
Hubertihaus hunting lodge on a black and white postcardThe south bank of the Almsee, with at the back at the edge of the forest, the Hubertihaus hunting lodge
In 1866, when Prussia annexed the Kingdom of Hanover, the royal family went into exile in Austria. In 1868, king George V acquired a villa in Gmunden, Upper Austria, which became his main residence. His son crown prince Ernest Augustus (1845–1923), third Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, constructed the neogothic Cumberland Castle as an exile seat in Gmunden in 1882.[1] At the same time, vast forests were acquired near the Almsee. The crown prince built here a hunting lodge, which he named Hubertihaus.
Prince Ernest August of Hanover (1914–1987) sold Cumberland Castle to the State of Upper Austria in 1979.[1] But the vast forests, a game park, and the Hubertihaus hunting lodge remained in a Liechtenstein-based family foundation, the Duke of Cumberland Foundation.[1]
Up to the current day, the former royal family makes use of the lodge, which cannot be visited.
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Schießer, Heinz (2017). Die Welfen am Traunsee – 130 Jahre Schloss Cumberland (in German). Göttingen: MatricMedia Verlag (Heinrich Prinz von Hanover). p.191. ISBN978-3-946891-02-4.
