Fifth Generation

45. Ferdinand Johannes Wilhelm VON ENGELBRONN^1,25 was born on 17 Sep 1679 in Wieseth, Mittelfranken, Bayern, DE. He was christened on 18 Sep 1679 in (evang). He died on 13 Oct 1720 in Horkheim, Heilbronn, Württemberg, DE. He was an Offizier. He was feudal tenant and received 2 Apr.1662 an Onolzbachisches Ansbacher Lehensindult.

In the year 1700 Ferdinand Wilhelm Johannes wrote an letter proposing marriage to Maria Elisabetha accompanied by an account of his family, both are in Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart, Signatur A419 Bü 431

Ferdinand lived in a castle in Horkheim. The castle of Horkheim was built towards the end of the 13th century as a "Wasser­schloß". In the 16th century to the medieval part a small Rennaissance-castle was added. This however burnt down in about 1838 and was rebuilt in the classicistic style of that time.
It originally was the seat of the Lords of Horkheim, but since about 1340 it had many different possesors and lost all its rights over Horkheim. 1461 it became a "Lehen der Pfalz" and remained that until 1806 when it came to Württemberg. The last owner of nobility sold it 1840 to a farmer of Horkheim.

The wife of Ferd. Joh. Wilh. von Engelbronn inherited the castle, - her grand­father had bought it in 1622. After the von Engelbronn their daughter Johanna Ludovica Regina lived here together with her husband Johann Ernst Christian von Schütz, and after them their son Maximilian Karl Friedrich Ludwig Christian von Schütz. After his death 1748 (no children) the Kurfürst of the Pfalz sold the castle to one of his ministers.

Ferdinand Johannes Wilhelm VON ENGELBRONN and Maria Elisabetha VON SEYBOLD v/z Horkheim were married on 13 Sep 1700 in Horkheim, Heilbronn, Württemberg, DE. Maria Elisabetha VON SEYBOLD v/z Horkheim¹ (daughter of Ludwig Wilhelm VON SEYBOLD v/z Horkheim and Susanna Regina VON HALLWEIL) was born on 2 May 1670 in Horkheim, Heilbronn, Württemberg, DE. She died on 18 Mar 1732 in Horkheim, Heilbronn, Württemberg, DE. She was christened in (evang).
In the church (Georgskirche) of Horkheim gallery for the Lord of the castle (Adelsstuhl) was built in 1610. The staircase to the gallery was built outside the tower and the entrance-arch into the church showed the year 1610. The churchconvent initially discussed the installation of an organ in 1706 and in 1722 the organ with 8 registers was ordered from organbuilder Schmahl in Heilbronn. The "Schloßherrin" at that time, Lady Maria Elisabeth von Engelbronn (née von Seybold), offered her gallery for the organ provided the church built a new "Adelsstuhl" on a three-steps dais at the eastside of the north entrance. The new "Adelsstuhl" was auctioned in 1829, bought by the church and dismantled.



In the church (Georgskirche) of Horkheim gallery for the Lord of the castle (Adelsstuhl) was built in 1610. The staircase to the gallery was built outside the tower and the entrance-arch into the church showed the year 1610. The churchconvent initially discussed the installation of an organ in 1706 and in 1722 the organ with 8 registers was ordered from organbuilder Schmahl in Heilbronn. The "Schloßherrin" at that time, Lady Maria Elisabeth von Engelbronn (née von Seybold), offered her gallery for the organ provided the church built a new "Adelsstuhl" on a three-steps dais at the eastside of the north entrance. The new "Adelsstuhl" was auctioned in 1829, bought by the church and dismantled.
Ferdinand Johannes Wilhelm VON ENGELBRONN and Maria Elisabetha VON SEYBOLD v/z Horkheim had the following children:

+53	i.	Johanna Ludovika Regina VON ENGELBRONN.
+54	ii.	Juliana Maria VON ENGELBRONN.
55	iii.	Maria Franciska Wilhelmina VON ENGELBRONN1 was christened on 19 May 1705 in Horkheim, Heilbronn, Württemberg, DE. She died on 2 Sep 1706 in Horkheim, Heilbronn, Württemberg, DE.
56	iv.	Dietrich Karl Wilhelm VON ENGELBRONN1,25 was christened on 5 Feb 1709 in Horkheim, Heilbronn, Württemberg, DE. He died on 15 Aug 1709 in Horkheim, Heilbronn, Württemberg, DE.