[1] In 1985 the castle, which is owned by the House of Thurn and Taxis, was leased for one hundred years to the Walderdorff family.

The first castle, a medieval fortress, was first mentioned in 1259 in a peace agreement between Louis II, Duke of Bavaria and the City of Regensburg.

The present castle was built in the 18th century by Baron Xaver Ignaz Reichlin von Meldegg, a member of the princely court of Thurn und Taxis.

The land surrounding Schloss Höfling had been purchased in 1860 by Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.

After the wedding of Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Princess Maria Anna of Braganza, the couple took up residency at the castle in 1922.