Tadaharu HORIO, the third head of the Horio family, made a name for himself by allying with the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Siege of Osaka and received the attention of the government of the domain, but the family line came to an end due to the lack of a legitimate heir after Tadaharu died due to illness in 1633.
堀尾家は三代目堀尾忠晴が、大坂の役で徳川側に味方して功を立て、藩内の治政にも見るべきものがあったが、寛永10年（1633年）に病死し、嫡子がなかったため断絶した。