 Death nonetheless reaped a rich harvest through hunger and the Plague.The County Palatine of Veldenz-Lützelstein was “orphaned” in 1694 by the last ruling Count Palatine, Leopold Ludwig's death, whereupon a dispute arose as to whether the county – and thereby Lohnweiler too – should pass to Electoral Palatinate or the Duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrücken.At first, Zweibrücken, which was then ruled by King of Sweden Karl XI, took ownership of the "Ämter" of Veldenz and Lauterecken as well as the Remigiusberg.