[2] In 1525, Albert, Duke of Prussia (1490–1568) rewarded Peter von Dohna (1483–1553) for his services with the estate and village of Schlobitten.

Investigations by Polish experts indicate that Abraham's construction integrated cellar vaults of the previous building from the 16th century.

The connection to the Oranges was through Friedrich's parents, Christoph zu Dohna and Ursula, née countess of Solms-Braunfels; the latter had two sisters: Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (1602–1675), who was married to the Dutch stadtholder Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584–1647), and Louise Christina, who had married the Dutch army chief Johan Wolfert van Brederode (1599–1655), member of the Van Brederode family.

Frederick's son, count Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1661–1728) rebuilt the ruins of Schlobitten castle in the years 1696 to 1723 in the style of the high baroque according to designs by Jean Baptiste Broebes[1][2] He expanded the manor house with a second gallery, and added two wings at right angles, so that the building enclosed a horseshoe-shaped courtyard.

The further expansion from 1704 onwards was carried out under the direction of Johann Caspar Hindersin: The outer courtyard of the stable was surrounded by low connecting wings, a third floor and a mansard roof were added to the main building.

Count Richard of Dohna-Schlobitten (1843–1916) was a Prussian politician and close friend to the German emperor, Wilhelm II (1859–1941), who often came to Schlobitten for hunting parties.

On 19 January 1945, the residents of the castle, along with the staff under the leadership of Prince Alexander, set out westward, totalling 330 people, 140 horses, and 38 wagons.

[3] When the southern part of East Prussia came under Polish administration after World War II, Schloss Schlobitten and its estate were confiscated.

The evacuated artworks were housed in various castles of related or friendly families, including Schloss Muskau, but two-thirds of them fell victim to looting at the end of the war.

The wish of Prince Alexander of Dohna to exhibit the rescued art inventory of Schlobitten Castle as a whole, prompted him to offer the items returned to him by various East German museums to the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg for purchase.

From 2023, the entire collection is exhibited in Schloss Doberlug in Doberlug-Kirchhain, a museum focused on Central European noble culture.

[4] The two-story main building was initially executed as a solid plastered structure with a basement in the Renaissance style, featuring dormers with three-tiered curved gables.

Initially, the architect Jean Baptiste Broebes was responsible for the planning; he designed the layout of the castle complex and erected the east wing.

Kraus, possibly in collaboration with the stucco artist Johann Georg Pörtzel, designed the ballroom, the central section, the staircases, and the royal chambers.

Alongside a few still lifes and biblical pieces, portraits from the 17th to the 19th century predominated in the collection, which largely survived the Second World War.

From the 16th century, there were works by Erasmus of Rotterdam, a Bible dedicated by hand by Philipp Melanchthon from 1556, ten volumes of sermons by Martin Luther from 1555 to 1558, and an edition of Paracelsus' "Philosophia ad Athenienses" from 1564.

By the end of the 19th century, the collection had grown so significantly (prince Richard Wilhelm was an avid book collector) that the existing space needed to be expanded.