Murders, love stories and jealousy dramas are not uncommon in the pompous Villa Clementine on the corner of Wilhelmstrasse and Frankfurter Strasse. The Literaturhaus has been housed here since 2002; at the various readings and festivals, authors regularly bring great emotions and stories into the building.

There could hardly be a more suitable location for this in the city. After all, a factory owner had this house built in 1878 out of love for his wife Clementine. From here, despite her illness, she would be able to watch the hustle and bustle on Wilhelmstrasse and the people strolling in the park opposite. But Clementine, who gave this villa its name, died shortly before its completion. And so, just a few years later, the house became the scene of a political and jealousy drama.

The Serbian Queen Natalija had rented Villa Clementine to live here with her son, Crown Prince Aleksandar. Her husband, King Milan of Serbia, and she had separated; the queen had chosen Wiesbaden because of the mild climate and the Russian Orthodox community. However, when Natalija refused to agree to an official divorce, Milan had his then twelve-year-old son picked up - by his Minister of War and the German Chief of Police. The kidnapping went down in political history as the "Wiesbaden prince kidnapping".

Incidentally, this house is not only available for the reception of literature today. The top floor of Villa Clementine is home to a scholarship apartment, where authors regularly come to work on their works in peace and quiet.