Through Georg I von der Leyen’s marriage to Eva von Mauchenheim in 1456, the House of Leyen came into ownership of holdings in the Bliesgau, and once it had taken charge of an inheritance in 1486, it also acquired ownership of a share in Blieskastel Castle.
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It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Glan-Münchweiler, whose seat is in the like-named municipality.
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Only in 1773 did the comital couple, Franz Karl von der Leyen and Marianne, née Dalberg, move their residence from Koblenz to Blieskastel.
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Not far from this barrow are some more such ancient graves in Steinbach and Glan-Münchweiler.