▁pent ag onal ▁berg fried . ▁The ▁Pr ü mer burg ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 8 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 3 3 7 , ▁Walter ▁of ▁Me ys enburg ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁recorded ▁v ass al . ▁In ▁ 1 3 5 1 , ▁God f rey ▁of ▁Me ys enburg ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁C ath arina ▁of ▁Hom burg , ▁were ▁the ▁en fe of ees , ▁later ▁Pr ü m z url ay , ▁like ▁C ler f , ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁l ords ▁of ▁Brandenburg ▁( a ▁side ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁counts ▁of ▁Vi anden ). ▁Sub sequently ▁there ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁von ▁V inst ingen ▁and ▁von ▁Har ac ourt ▁families ▁( both ▁by ▁marriage ) ▁were ▁v ass als . ▁A ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁von ▁der ▁Hey den ▁family ▁bought ▁the ▁Lord ship ▁of ▁Pr ü mer burg ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Early ▁Modern ▁Period , ▁along ▁with ▁ ▁Nieder weis ▁and ▁St ol z emb urg . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁north west ▁in ▁the ▁valley , ▁the ▁castle ▁chap el , ▁the ▁Late ▁Goth ic ▁former ▁Chap el ▁of ▁St . ▁Nicholas , ▁has ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁▁ ▁Ber nd ▁Alt mann , ▁Hans ▁C asp ary : ▁Kultur den km äler ▁in ▁Rhein land - P fal z . ▁Den km alt op ographie ▁Bundes rep ublik ▁Deutschland , ▁Band ▁ 9 . 2 : ▁Kreis ▁Bit burg - Pr ü