Gemmingen-Fürfeld

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Gemmingen-Fürfeld is a branch of the Gemmingen-Guttenberg line of the family of the barons of Gemmingen .

history

The branch goes back to the family's original headquarters in Gemmingen . In 1516 the brothers Dietrich († 1526), Wolf († 1555) and Philipp († 1544) bought property in Fürfeld . The property at the headquarters in Gemmingen and in other places was partly very fragmented and often changed, also between different lines of the family. At the same time, the livelihood and earnings of the family members were not directly linked to the degree of their ownership share, but were based on a network of relationships. The branch is derived from the Gemmingen progenitor Hans (adult 1259), who followed after five generations of the common Gemmingen-Guttenberger progenitor Hans der Reiche , whose descendant Dietrich (1584-1659) inherited Burg Guttenberg and Gemmingen five generations later . His son Pleikard Dietrich (1628 / 29–1695) from his third marriage founded the Gemmingen branch of the Gemmingen-Guttenberg line. From Dietrich's fourth marriage comes the son Otto Dietrich (1647–1695), who inherited the Fürfeld, which was previously owned by the Bonfeld line, and thus founded the Gemmingen-Fürfeld branch.

1st branch (Gemmingen)

Lower castle in Gemmingen

Based on Pleikard Dietrich (1628 / 29–1695). The son of the same name Pleikard Dietrich (1689–1757) received a Palatinate-Simmerian senior office as compensation for the Zwingenberg castle that the family had lost . His sons left no more male offspring. Pleikard Dietrich's brother Franz Reinhard von Gemmingen (1692–1751) was a Baden-Durlach chamberlain and senior bailiff in Durlach. His descendants either entered Baden-durchlach's service or were at the Württemberg or Baden court.

August Wilhelm von Gemmingen (1738–1795) was chamberlain to the Duke of Württemberg and councilor of the knightly canton of Kraichgau. His son August Karl was chamberlain to the Margravine Amalie von Baden. His son Wilhelm Pleikard Ludwig von Gemmingen (1823-1903) belonged to Prince Wilhelm von Baden's retinue from 1855 and was chief marshal at his court. Again his son Fritz (1863-1934) was the last descendant of the Gemminger castle line. His heirs sold the Gemminger lower castle to another branch of the family.

The family line founded by August Wilhelm's younger son Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm von Gemmingen (1794-1858) with property in Gemmingen and Ittlingen, for the most part embarked on military careers. Ludwig Friedrich's son Otto von Gemmingen (1823–1890) was a field marshal lieutenant and chief of genius at the general command in Prague. His brothers Wilhelm Dietrich von Gemmingen and Eduard Eberhard von Gemmingen had also entered the military, while another brother August von Gemmingen did a great job of caring for the sick and wounded. Otto's son Hermann Georg Franz von Gemmingen (1857–1919) was a general of the cavalry. His brother Reinhard Erich von Gemmingen (1866–1932) was an Austrian officer. The latter's son, Hermann Heinrich (1895–1967), had no interest in the inherited property and sold his shares in Gemmingen and Ittlingen.

2nd branch (Guttenberg and Fürfeld)

Fürfeld Castle

Starting with Otto Dietrich (1647–1695). His son Johann Dietrich von Gemmingen (1676–1757) was the landlord in Fürfeld. At that time, the ownership of the Burg and Ort Fürfeld branch and half of Guttenberg Castle , Neckarmühlbach , Hüffenhardt and Kälbertshausen , Ganerbe shares in Bönnigheim and Erligheim and rights in Adelshofen and Großgartach . Around 1750, mismanagement led to the house being overindebted for many years and to the sale of most of the goods, including half to Guttenberg, to other branches of the family.

Johann Dietrich's grandson Johann Philipp Dietrich (1729–1785) and his descendants form the first sub-branch Fürfeld. Although he trained three houses in Germany, the Netherlands and the USA, some of which are still flourishing today, he married mostly into middle-class families as early as the early 19th century. A descendant of this branch was the pastor Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Stocker (1832-1900), who wrote a comprehensive chronicle of the barons of Gemmingen.

Johann Philipp Dietrich's brother Johann Dietrich von Gemmingen (1744–1805) founded the 2nd sub-branch Stuttgart. He and his sons Karl Ludwig Dietrich (1772–1825) and Ludwig (1776–1854) were in the service of Württemberg.

Karl Ludwig Dietrich (1772-1825) was government director of the Black Forest district. His son Karl (1804–1885) was a senior magistrate and honorary citizen of Heilbronn . His son Alexander von Gemmingen (1838–1913) and grandsons Karl Alfred (1877–1962) and Dietrich (1879–1955) were also in the service of Württemberg, the last-mentioned pair of brothers served King Wilhelm II of Württemberg after his abdication.

Ludwig (1776–1854) was a forest clerk and chamberlain from Württemberg. As a knightly member of parliament, he was a member of the Württemberg state parliament. His son Ernst (1816–1876) followed him in the forestry. His sons Reinhard (1859–1909) and Max (1868–1949) were Württemberg officers and married to a pair of siblings, the Capler von Oedheim .

Important members of the family line

See also

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