▁by ▁the ▁Count s ▁of ▁Vel den z . ▁The ▁Count s ▁of ▁Vel den z ▁built ▁Castle ▁L ichten berg ▁near ▁K us el ▁about ▁ 1 2 1 4 ▁and ▁made ▁that ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁their ▁lord ly ▁might . ▁In ▁ 1 4 4 4 , ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Vel den z ▁met ▁its ▁end ▁when ▁Count ▁Friedrich ▁III ▁of ▁Vel den z ▁died ▁without ▁a ▁male ▁he ir . ▁His ▁daughter ▁Anna ▁wed ▁King ▁R up recht ’ s ▁son ▁Count ▁Pal at ine ▁Ste phan . ▁By ▁unit ing ▁his ▁own ▁Pal at ine ▁hold ings ▁with ▁the ▁now ▁otherwise ▁he ir less ▁County ▁of ▁Vel den z ▁– ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁inherited ▁the ▁county , ▁but ▁not ▁her ▁father ’ s ▁title ▁– ▁and ▁by ▁re de em ing ▁the ▁h ither to ▁p led ged ▁County ▁of ▁Zwe ibr ücken , ▁Ste phan ▁founded ▁a ▁new ▁County ▁Pal at ine , ▁as ▁whose ▁com ital ▁residence ▁he ▁chose ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Zwe ibr ücken : ▁the ▁County ▁Pal at ine ▁– ▁later ▁Duch y ▁– ▁of ▁Pal at inate - Z we ibr ücken . ▁ ▁Modern ▁times ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁Zwe ibr ücken ▁times ▁that ▁H ü ff ler ▁suffered ▁under ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War ▁and ▁French ▁King ▁Louis ▁XIV ’ s ▁wars ▁of ▁con quest . ▁After ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁H ü ff ler ▁was ▁empty . ▁The ▁people ▁had ▁fled ▁before ▁the ▁soldiers ’ ▁advance , ▁and