From 1263, the castle and the two Wildungen towns were owned by the Counts – later Princes – of Waldeck, who only abdicated after the First World War (see Principality of Waldeck). In 1358, the two Wildungen towns were mentioned.
The ownership of the castle and the two Wildungen towns by the Counts – later Princes – of Waldeck began in 1263. It wasn't until after World War I that they lost control; before this, the towns had been mentioned as early as 1358.