sentences:  The farmers were then still serfs.In 1596, the Löwensteins sold their majority share to Waldgrave and Rhinegrave Johann of Grumbach.Because the Counts Palatine (Dukes) of Zweibrücken held not only the old Veldenz fourth of Kappeln but also the feudal sovereignty over the village, this sale, which was seen as overstepping authority, led to disputes.