 The oldest surviving document that names Reichartsweiler dates from 1393, when Count Friedrich of Veldenz, the last count of the newer Veldenz line, set forth for his wife Margaretha a "Wittum" with income from the villages of Gimsbach, Bettenhausen and Reichartsweiler.In 1444, the County of Veldenz met its end when Count Friedrich III of Veldenz died without a male heir.His daughter Anna wed King Ruprecht's son Count Palatine Stephan.