Friedrich Wilhelm Norbert Engelhard

Friedrich Wilhelm Norbert Engelhard (* July 2, 1754 in Olpe ; † February 2, 1835 in Werl ) was an official assessor and the last chief freeman of the free Feme .

Life

He attended high schools in Attendorn and Cologne and studied law at universities in Mainz and Cologne . In 1782 he joined the electoral justice service in Werl.

He was provisionally appointed by Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels , the final appointment was made in 1784 by the Archbishop of Cologne, Maximilian Franz of Austria .

In his certificate of appointment it is written: He will be installed in the office, in any way and in such a way ... that he will administer impartial law to everyone and in all that is customary in the Sothanem Oberfreygrafenamt and is required by law, to show himself and behave in all such ways want, as it is due and due to a loyal, honest and honest Oberfreygrave .

His official seat was on the church square in Werl. The chairs of the Duchy of Westphalia such as those of Geseke, Erwitte, Brilon and Rüthen were subordinate to him. The last chair court under his chairmanship took place in Allendorf near Arnsberg in 1786. Engelhard filled a number of free chairs during his tenure, although the time of the remote courts was drawing to a close. In the end, he was no longer even familiar with the secret slogan that the bailiffs should be given when they were sworn in. Johann Suibert Seibertz commented on this: The revelation of the slogan was, however, no longer heeded by him and his closest service ancestor, because it no longer seemed appropriate at the time and rather ridiculous ; as he admitted orally, the motto itself was unknown to him.

Engelhard was married to the daughter of the chief freeman, Hofrat FE Bockskopf. His wife was his heir and he followed him into office after his death.

After the official court in Werl was dissolved, Engelhard was appointed to the provisional state government in Arnsberg. Then he was Hessian court advisor at the court in Arnsberg. In 1808 he was retired at his own request. He then worked as a lawyer and notary in Werl.

• Engelhardstrasse in Werl is named after him.
• A plaque commemorates him on the former site of his house on Kirchplatz.

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• City of Werl, 700 years of city rights 1272-1972, Im Spiegel der Presse, published by Hauptamt Werl, pages 85 and 86
• Rudolf Preising, Guide through Werl's history and streets, Coelde Verlag, 1963, page 11
• Heinrich Josef Deisting / Annegret Karsten: Aspects of the social and economic history of the 17th and 18th centuries, in: Rohrer / Zacher (ed.): Werl. History of a Westphalian City, Vol. 1, Werl / Paderborn 1994, pp. 514-516.