sentences:  Ecclesiastical law at the time of the Reformation was made jointly by the Duke of Zweibrücken and the Counts Palatine of Palatinate-Veldenz.Only towards the end of the 16th century did the Duke of Palatinate-Zweibrücken alone exercise this function, using it to force the subjects to convert to the Reformed faith.In 1595, the "Amt" of Bosenbach also became territorially part of the Duchy of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, "Oberamt" of Lichtenberg.