Tucked away deep in the countryside of Windenburg, the so-called "lodge" sits within the Kingswood, a 1,000-acre forest where Kings would hunt during the summertime. Originally known as Ludlow House, the manor was constructed by Prince Edward, Duke of Windslar, third son of the King, in the 1730s. Edward constructed a large Georgian manor, meant to compete with his elder brother's residence, Sulani House. Like his brother, he dedicated it to his own wife, Charlotte Cecil, and ordered the construction of the famed Love Maze. Edward would often host his elder brother, King Edmund, who enjoyed hunting in the Kingswood during the summertime. Edward's son, Prince William, inherited the estate along with his father's substantial debt in 1750, and decided to sell the house to his cousin, King Edmund IX. The King gifted the manor to his new wife, Queen Odette, after the birth of their first child in 1753. Odette used the lodge as an escape from the stuffiness of court life at Windslar and Verdun. The lodge, quietly nestled in the countryside, provided a sanctuary for her new family. Odette redecorated the lodge and ordered many renovation projects throughout her tenure as consort. The lodge hosted Odette's prized collection of antique Hellenistic and Classical sculptures, along with many of her favorite paintings from the Royal Collection. The Royal Family would spend the summers at the lodge during Queen Odette's ownership, and later in December for Christmas. Odette retired to the lodge permanently in 1814. The lodge remained at the center of the Royal Family until the 1830s, when Odette passed away at the age of 94. She left the residence to her granddaughter, Queen Mary II, who used the lodge sometimes during her early marriage. Mary leased the property to her step-grandson, the King of Brindleton, after the family was deposed in the first Brindletonian Revolution in the 1880s, which they used until the monarchy's restoration in 1906. Mary's successor, and granddaughter, Alexandra II, converted the lodge into a museum in 1923, dedicated to the House of Wittenburg and its history.
