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. At the same time, vast forests were acquired near the Almsee. The crown prince built here a hunting lodge, which he named
Hubertihaus. In 1913, the Crown prince's son,
Ernest Augustus (1887–1953),
Duke of Brunswick, and
Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892–1980) spent part of their honeymoon at the Hubertihaus hunting lodge. In 1927, King
Paul of Greece met
Frederica of Hanover, his future wife, for the first time at the Hubertihaus lodge. Prince
Ernest August of Hanover (1914–1987) sold Cumberland Castle to the State of Upper Austria in 1979. But the vast forests, a game park, and the Hubertihaus hunting lodge remained in a
Liechtenstein-based family foundation, the
Duke of Cumberland Foundation. Up to the current day, the former royal family makes use of the lodge, which cannot be visited. ==References==