- Part 2
𝟏𝟒𝟎𝟗 - Hereditary Countess Anna marries Stephan, son of the German King Ruprecht von Wittelsbach, Elector of i.e. Palatinate (3rd family of counts)
𝟏𝟒𝟒𝟒 - The County of Veldenz merges into the Duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Veldenz Stephan, ı. Duke of Zweibrücken Veldenz
𝟏𝟒𝟓𝟗 - Duke Ludwig I, the black loses large parts of the county due to constant wars against Electoral Palatinate
𝟏𝟒𝟖𝟗 - Duke Alexander: Imprisons his brother Caspar in Nohfelden Castle for 26 years
𝟏𝟓𝟏𝟒 - Duke Ludwig II, dies of drunkenness
𝟏𝟓𝟑𝟐 - Duke Wolfgang, important regent, energetic promoter of the Reformation, leaves
𝟏𝟓𝟒𝟑 - out of gratitude for his uncle Ruprecht's faithful guardianship of parts of the old County of Veldenz, founder of the Principality of Palatinate Veldenz. Own currency "Veldenzer Thaler"
𝟏𝟓𝟒𝟒 - Duke Georg Johannes I, highly intelligent but unrealistic "dreamer", marries rich.
𝟏𝟓𝟔𝟐 - Princess Anna Maria Wasa of Sweden and founds
𝟏𝟓𝟕𝟎 - the city of Pfalzburg, today Phalsbourg in France
𝟏𝟓𝟗𝟐 - Georg Gustav, Duke of Veldenz zu Lauterecken,
𝟏𝟔𝟑𝟒 - Leopold Ludwig, tragically failed last Duke of Veldenz and Lützelstein, dies after the death of all his sons
𝟏𝟔𝟗𝟒 - impoverished and lonely in Strasbourg after
𝟏𝟔𝟖𝟎 - Louis XIV, occupied by France, took over and destroyed Veldenz Castle. Leopold Ludwig's daughters leave no heirs
𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟕 - The ruins are owned by the bourgeois family and are protected from further decay
𝟏𝟖𝟗𝟕 - The Knights' Hall will be rebuilt
𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏 - Extensive backup and restoration work
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