But the beginning of the castle is assumed to be at an earlier date because the erection of a defensive tower around 1100 is reported in various documents.

[1] The tower belonged to nearby Limburg Abbey in charge of security on the road to Speyer, Dürkheim and Worms.

From 1204 to 1231, documents mention the knights Marquard, Friedrich and Helenger von Frankenstein as administrators in charge of the castle.

century the castle was damaged in the struggles between Prince-elector Frederick I and Count Palatine Ludwig I of Zweibrücken.

In the 1970s and 1980s some parts of the castle were restored and foundations of a previously unknown shield wall were unearthed.