History

After the death of Duke Wilhelm in 1839 the ownership passed to his son, the last Nassauian Duke Adolf. Even after the annexation of Nassau by Prussia in 1866 the hunting lodge continued to remain the property of the Duke, who was proclaimed Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890. Duke Adolf last held court in Platte Hunting Lodge in 1865. The heirs of the Duke, who died in 1905, sold the building in 1913 to the City of Wiesbaden, which used it for a diverse range of purposes. During the Second World War the air defence control centre was located in the hunting lodge. In the last days of the war the lodge was hit and destroyed. The ruins fell into a Sleeping Beauty slumber, however still remains an attraction for people due to its charming location. In 1987 the present day initiative „Stiftung Jagdschloss Platte e.V.“ started administering to the needs of the hunting lodge and made it useable again.