Counties of Denmark 1660-1970 Sjaellands Stift 21 Jul 1850 - 30 Sep 1980 The Amtmaend of Københavns amt also stiftamtmaend of Sjaellands Stift. Stiftamtmaend 1660 - 1661 Ove Skade til Kjaerbygaard (b. 1604 - d. 1664) 1662 - 20 Aug 1682 Johan Kristoffer Körbitz til (b. 1612 - d. 1682) Hellerup 1 Oct 1682 - 5 Jul 1717 Otto Krabbe til Holmegaard (b. 1641 – d. 1719) 5 Jul 1717 - 1 Aug 1721 Frederik Kristian Adeler til (b. 1668 – d. 1726) Dragsholm 30 Aug 1721 - 11 Sep 1729 Rudolf Gersdorff (b. 1660 - d. 1729) 19 Oct 1729 - 27 Oct 1730 Kristian Frederik Holstein (b. 1678 – d. 1747) 28 Oct 1730 - 1 Jun 1735 Johan Ludvig Holstein (b. 1694 – d. 1763) 6 Jul 1735 - 17 Dec 1748 Nikolaus Gersdorff (b. 1668 - d. 1748) 29 Jan 1749 - 24 Jul 1750 Konrad Ditlev Reventlow (b. 1704 - d. 1750) 5 Oct 1750 - 18 Oct 1750 Adolph Andreas von der Lühe (b. 1695 - d. 1750) 27 Oct 1750 - 9 Mar 1764 Holger Skeel (b. 1699 - d. 1764) 27 Mar 1764 - 26 Feb 1776 Eggert Kristoffer Knuth (b. 1722 - d. 1776) 11 Mar 1776 - 1 Apr 1787 Henrik Adam Brockenhuus (b. 1720 – d. 1803) 1 Apr 1787 - 26 May 1790 Gregers Kristian Haxthausen (b. 1733 – d. 1802) 26 May 1790 - 6 Jul 1802 Johan Heinrich Knuth (b. 1746 - d. 1802) 23 Jul 1802 - 12 Nov 1810 Frederik Hauch (b. 1754 - d. 1839) 12 Nov 1810 - 22 May 1816 Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke (b. 1755 – d. 1835) 6 Jul 1816 - 5 Mar 1821 Christopher Schøller Bülow (b. 1770 - d. 1830) 24 Mar 1821 - 2 Mar 1831 Frederik von Lowzow (b. 1788 - d. 1869) 12 Mar 1831 - 21 Jul 1850 Frederik Kristian Julius Knuth (b. 1787 – d. 1852) 21 Jul 1850 - 31 Mar 1970 the Amtmaend of Københavns amt Københavns Amt 1662 Københavns amt 1 Apr 1970 Part of Roskilde Amt (see Denmark Counties). Lensmand 8 May 1658 - 20 Aug 1682 Johan Kristoffer Körbitz (b. 1612 - d. 1682) Amtmaend 1 Oct 1682 - 13 Jan 1699 Adam Levin Knnth (b. 1648 - d. 1699) 24 Jan 1699 - 10 Jan 1709 Knud Juel (b. 1665 - d. 1709) 8 Jun 1709 - 30 Aug 1723 Iver Rosenkrantz (b. 1674 - d. 1745) 24 Jan 1724 - 27 Oct 1730 Hans Seidelin til Hagestedgaard (b. 1665 - d. 1740) 28 Oct 1730 - 1 Jun 1735 Johan Ludvig greve Holstein (b. 1694 - d. 1763) 6 Jul 1735 - 17 Dec 1748 Niels Gersdorff (b. 1688 - d. 1748) 29 Jan 1749 - 24 Jul 1750 Conrad Ditlev Reventlow (b. 1704 - d. 1750) 5 Oct 1750 - 22 Sep 1752 Kristian Sigfried von Plessen (b. 1716 - d. 1755) 7 Nov 1752 - 15 Oct 1756 Christian Ulrik von Nissen (b. 1691 - d. 1756) 27 Oct 1756 - 15 Dec 1769 Jens Juel-Vind friherre til (b. 1723 - d. 1776) Juellinge 19 Dec 1769 - 2 May 1771 Christian Leberecht friherre von (b. 1718 – d. 1780) Pröck 2 May 1771 - 31 Dec 1799 Kristian Ludvig Scheel-Plessen (b. 1741 - d. 1801) 1 Jan 1800 - 6 Jul 1802 Johan Heinrich Knuth (b. 1746 - d. 1802) 23 Jul 1802 - 12 Nov 1810 Frederik Hauch (b. 1754 - d. 1839) 12 Nov 1810 - 22 May 1816 Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke (b. 1755 - d. 1835) 6 Jul 1816 - 5 Mar 1821 Christopher Schøller Bülow (b. 1770 - d. 1830) 24 Mar 1821 - 2 Mar 1831 Frederik von Lowsow (b. 1788 - d. 1869) (acting for Bülow 1818-1821) 12 Mar 1831 - 1 Oct 1845 Frederik Julius greve Knuth (b. 1787 - d. 1852) 1 Oct 1845 - 16 Jan 1847 Henrik Moltke til Mullerup (b. 1799 - d. 1847) 18 Feb 1847 - 9 Oct 1859 Peter Jakobsen Tetens (b. 1797 - d. 1859) 1 Jan 1860 - 30 Nov 1872 Carl Frederik Simony (b. 1806 - d. 1872) 1 Apr 1873 - 30 Sep 1889 Johan Christian Bille-Brahe (b. 1819 - d. 1899) 1 Oct 1889 - 3 Mar 1909 Christian Peter Mathias Bache (b. 1830 - d. 1910) 1 May 1909 - 31 Dec 1910 Frederik de Jonquières (b. 1854 - d. 1925) 1 Apr 1911 - 4 Feb 1915 Anders Dybdal (b. 1852 - d. 1915) 4 Feb 1915 - 1 Nov 1915 Ove Christopher Høegh-Guldberg (b. 1871 - d. 1933) Koefoed (acting) 1 Nov 1915 - 31 Oct 1932 Christian Emil Anker Ammentorp (b. 1862 - d. 1947) 1 Nov 1932 - 19 Feb 1935 Frederik Martensen-Larsen (b. 1872 - d. 1935) 1 Sep 1935 - 31 Mar 1952 Kristian Haugen-Johansen (b. 1880 - d. 1955) 1 Apr 1952 - 31 Mar 1965 Ove Kristian Larsen (b. 1895 - d. 1975) 1 Apr 1965 - 30 Sep 1980 Børge Hancke Rossel (b. 1910 - d. 2002) Københavns Overpraesidium (Mayors) 1660 Post of Praesident for København created. 1747 Overpraesident (Mayor) for København 1938 Overborgmester (Lord Mayors)(post continues to 2006; see Denmark Counties). Præsidenter for København 1660 - 1667 Hans Nansen "den aeldre" (b. 1598 - d. 1667) 1667 - 1671 Peter Bülche (b. 1605 - d. 1671) 1672 - 1688 Peder Hansen Resen (b. 1625 - d. 1688) 1688 - 1713 Hans Nansen "den yngre" (b. 1635 - d. 1713) 1713 - 1724 Johannes Christensen Meller (d. 1724) 1724 - 1736 Johan Schrader (b. 1663 - d. 1736) 1736 - 1747 Christian Braem (b. 1683 - d. 1752) Overpræsidenter for København 1747 - 1750 Jacob Benzon (b. 1688 - d. 1775) 1750 - 1754 Frederik Otto von Rappe (b. 1675 - d. 1758) 1754 - 1771 Volrad August von der Lühe (b. 1705 - d. 1778) 1771 - 1772 Ulrik Adolf Holstein (b. 1731 - d. 1789) 1772 - 1788 Gotthardt Albrecht Braem (b. 1710 - d. 1788) 1788 - 1794 Adolph Sigfried von der Osten (b. 1726 - d. 1797) 1794 - 1809 Christian Urne (b. 1749 - d. 1821) 1809 - 1816 Frederik Adeler (b. 1764 - d. 1816) 1816 - 1834 Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke (b. 1755 - d. 1835) 1834 - 1846 Andreas Christian Kierulff (b. 1782 - d. 1946) 1846 - 20 Mar 1856 Michael Lange (b. 1788 - d. 1856) 1857 - 1864 Hans Helmuth von Lüttichau (b. 1794 - d. 1869) 1864 - 1870 Cosmus Braestrup (b. 1789 - d. 1870) 1870 - 1883 Ernst Emil Rosenørn (b. 1810 - d. 1894) 1883 - 1886 Hilmar Finsen (b. 1824 - d. 1886) 1886 - 29 Dec 1891 Carl Ludvig Adolph Benzon (b. 1823 - d. 1891) 1892 - 1899 Christian Sophus Klein (b. 1824 - d. 1900) 1900 - 1910 Valdemar Oldenburg (b. 1834 - d. 1918) 1911 - 1924 Frederik de Jonquières (b. 1854 - d. 1925) 1924 - 16 Mar 1928 Jens Jensen (b. 1859 - d. 1928) 1928 - 6 Dec 1945 Johan Keller Bülow (b. 1885 - d. 1945) 7 Dec 1945 - 1977 Carl Adam Christian Moltke (b. 1907 - d. 1985) (acting to 1946) Overborgmester (Lord Mayors) 1 Apr 1938 - 25 Apr 1946 Viggo Christensen (b. 1880 - d. 1967) SD 25 Apr 1946 - 31 May 1956 Hans Peter Sørensen (b. 1886 - d. 1962) SD 1 Jun 1956 - 24 Apr 1962 Sigvard Munk (b. 1891 - d. 1983) SD 26 Apr 1962 - 31 Mar 1976 Urban W.T. Hansen (b. 1908 - d. 1986) SD Roskilde Amt 1662 Roskilde amt 17 Jan 1809 Part of Københavns amt. Lensmand 12 Apr 1657 - 12 Nov 1661 Ove Skade til Kjaerbygaard (b. 1604 - d. 1664) Amtmaend Jan 1662 - 20 Aug 1682 Johan Kristoffer Körbitz (b. 1612 - d. 1682) 1 Oct 1682 - 5 Jul 1717 Otto Krabbe (b. 1641 - d. 1719) 5 Jul 1717 - 1 Aug 1721 Frederik Kristian Adeler (b. 1668 - d. 1726) 30 Aug 1721 - 11 Sep 1729 Rudolf Gersdorff (b. 1660 - d. 1729) 19 Oct 1729 - 27 Oct 1730 Kristian Frederik Holstein (b. 1678 - d. 1747) 11 Nov 1730 - 27 Feb 1734 Johan Ludvig greve Holstein (b. 1694 - d. 1763) 27 Feb 1734 - 19 Nov 1737 Frederik Oertz (b. 1712 - d. 1779) 19 Nov 1737 - 18 Oct 1750 Adolf Andreas von der Lühe (b. 1695 - d. 1750) 27 Oct 1750 - 9 Mar 1764 Holger Skeel (b. 1699 - d. 1764) 27 Mar 1764 - 26 Feb 1776 Greve Eggert Kristoffer Knuth (b. 1722 - d. 1776) 11 Mar 1776 - 1 Apr 1787 Henrik Adam Brockenhuus (b. 1720 - d. 1803) 1 Apr 1787 - 27 May 1796 Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke (b. 1755 - d. 1835) (1st time) 27 May 1796 - 18 Dec 1799 Johan Heinrich greve Knuth (b. 1746 - d. 1802) 18 Dec 1799 - 2 Sep 1808 Mikael Treschow (b. 1741 - d. 1816) Svendstrup Len Lensmand 23 Oct 1641 - Mar 1662 Oluf Brockenhuus til Hjulebjerg (b. 1611 - d. 1672) 1662 - 1666 Johan Kristoffer Körbitz (b. 1612 - d. 1682) Kronborg Amt Kommandant 6 Jul 1660 - 8 May 1672 Eiler lensbaron Holck (b. 1627 - d. 1696) Frederiksborg Len Lensmand 1 Mar 1648 - 1 May 1665 Otto Pogwisch (b. 1610 - d. 1684) 10 Jun 1665 - 1667 Hans Hjort 10 Jun 1667 - 8 May 1672 Helmuth Otto von Winterfeldt til (b. 1617 - d. 1694) Wustrow Abrahamstrup Amt Lensmand 1660 - 1665 Otto Pogwisch (b. 1610 - d. 1684) Administrators 12 Mar 1665 - Mar 1672 Enevold Parsberg til Pallesbjerg (b. c.1628 - d. 1680) 1672 - 1675 Vacant 8 Mar 1675 - 9 Apr 1681 Johan Kristoffer Körbitz (b. 1612 - d. 1682) Hørsholms Amt 1685 – 1700 Part of Københavns Amt. 25 Jan 1701 – 1730 Given to Queen Louise, then to crown prince Kristian (VI). 1730 Hørsholms amt 1805 Part of Frederiksborg Amt. Amtmaend 1730 - 1737 Cristian Frederik Raben (b. 1693 – d. 1773) 1738 - 1749 Victor Cristian von Plessen (b. 1696 - d. 1741) 3 Jul 1750 - 10 Sep 1771 Conrad Cristian Dauw (b. 1693 - d. 1775) 10 Sep 1771 - 20 Mar 1805 Heinrich von Levetzow (b. 1734 - d. 1820) Frederiksborg Amt 1672 Frederiksborg og Kronborg Amter 1771 Frederiksborg, Kronborg og Hørsholms Amter 1805 Frederiksborg Amt (from 1970 see: Denmark Counties) Amtmaend 1672 - 1678 Helmuth Otto von Winterfeldt (b. 1617 - d. 1694) 1 Jan 1679 - 25 Aug 1689 Joakim Kristoffer von Bülow til (b. 1637 - d. 1689) Rosenlund 1 May 1697 - 30 Apr 1717 Johan Otto Raben (b. 1646 - d. 1719) 3 May 1717 - 17 Sep 1718 Valentin von Eickstedt til (b. 1696 - d. 1718) Hohenholz og Glasow 10 Oct 1718 - 16 Mar 1741 Frederik von Gram (b. 1664 - d. 1741) 16 Mar 1741 - 10 Sep 1771 Frederik Karl von Gram (b. 1702 - d. 1781) 10 Sep 1771 - 20 Mar 1805 Henrik von Levetzau (b. 1734 - d. 1820) 20 Mar 1805 - 1 Nov 1826 Hans Nikolai Arctander (b. 1757 - d. 1832) 1 Nov 1826 - 12 Feb 1836 Herman Gerhard Treschow (b. 1780 - d. 1836) 30 Apr 1836 - 1 Nov 1855 Hans Schack Knuth (b. 1787 - d. 1861) 1 Jan 1856 - 2 Dec 1859 Carl Eduard Rotwitt (b. 1812 - d. 1860) 18 Feb 1860 - 17 Sep 1880 Johan Sigismund greve Schulin (b. 1808 - d. 1880) 20 Sep 1880 - 30 Jun 1906 Vilhelm Ferdinand baron Wedell- (s.a.) Wedellsborg 1 Jul 1906 - 1 Oct 1921 Vilhelm Peter greve Schulin (b. 1849 - d. 1922) 1 Oct 1921 - 30 Apr 1931 Harry Rowland Howard Grøn (b. 1894 - d. 1967) 1 May 1931 - 30 Jun 1939 Waldemar Henry Theodor Oxholm (b. 1868 - d. 1945) 1 Jul 1939 - 27 Feb 1948 Kay Ulrich (b. 1890 - d. 1948) 1 Apr 1948 - 31 Dec 1964 Justus Saurbrey (b. 1894 - d. 1987) 1 Jan 1965 - 28 Feb 1982 Jørgen Elkjaer-Larsen (b. 1912 - d. 1988) Kalundborg 1662 Kalundborg amt 1671 Part of Kalundborg, Saebygaards og Dragsholms Amter. 1793 Part of Holbaek amt. Lensmand 25 Mar 1658 - 19 Apr 1661 Joakim Gersdorff til Tunbyholm (b. 1611 - d. 1661) 1661 - 1662 Jens Povlsen Kolding (acting) Amtmaend 30 Jun 1662 - 1 Aug 1664 Henrik Müller til Stensballegaard (b. 1609 - d. 1692) 1 Aug 1664 - 1671 Jørgen Bielke til Hovindsholm (b. 1621 - d. 1696) Saebygaards 1662 Saebygaard amt 1671 Part of Kalundborg, Saebygaards og Dragsholms Amter. 1793 Part of Holbaek amt. Lensmand 1652 – 1657 Karen Gundesdatter Lange (f) (d. 1657) (acting) 3 Nov 1657 - 1 May 1662 Henrik Muller (b. 1609 - d. 1692) Amtmand 1 May 1662 - 1 May 1671 Henrik Muller (s.a.) Dragsholms 1662 Dragsholms amt. 1671 Part of Kalundborg, Saebygaards og Dragsholms Amter. 1793 Part of Holbaek amt. Lensmand 1 May 1658 - 17 Feb 1661 Sivert Urne til Raarup (b. 1603 - d. 1661) 1661 – 1662 Cathrine Caisdatter Sehested (f) (b. 1625 – d. 1670) (acting) Amtmand 6 Apr 1661 - 1 May 1664 Hans von Ahlefeldt til Glorup (b. 1624 – d. 1694) 1 Aug 1664 - 1 May 1671 Henrik Mü ller til Tyrrestrup og Anneberg (b. 1609 – d. 1692) Holbaek Amt 1660 Holbaek Amt 1671 - 1683 Part of Kalundborg Saebygaards og Dragsholms Amter. 1683 - 1707 Holbaek Amt (restored). 1707 Kalundborg, Saebygaards, Dragsholms og Holbaek Amter 4 Sep 1793 Holbaek Amt (restored again). 1 Apr 1970 Part of Vestsjaellands Amt (see Denmark Counties). Lensmand 12 Apr 1657 - 23 Jun 1661 Erik Banner til Boserup (b. 1618 - d. 1687) 23 Jun 1661 - 1662 Henrik Thott til Boltinggaard og (b. 1606 - d. c.1675) Gladsaxe Amtmaend 1 May 1662 - 17 Feb 1664 Henning Pogwisch (b. 1611 - d. 1664) 17 Feb 1664 - 24 Jul 1671 Johan Kristoffer Körbitz (acting) (b. 1612 - d. 1682) 6 Mar 1683 - 23 Feb 1707 Tage Thott (b. 1648 – d. 1707) 1707 - 20 Feb 1727 Johan Christopher von Schönbach (b. 1668 - d. 1727) 25 Apr 1727 - 9 Feb 1751 Frederik von Adeler til Gimsø (b. 1700 – d. 1766) 9 Feb 1751 - 9 Sep 1768 Joakim Hartvig Johan von Barner (b. 1699 - d. 1768) 9 Sep 1768 - 8 May 1770 Eiler Christopher von Ahlefeldt (b. 1736 - d. 1806) 8 May 1770 - 31 Aug 1771 Karl Adolf Rantzau (b. 1742 - d. 1814) 31 Aug 1771 - 13 Nov 1783 Bartholomaeus Bertelsen de Cederfeldt (b. 1715 – d. 1783) 13 Nov 1783 - 1 Jul 1804 Mikael Herman Levenskiold (b. 1751 - d. 1807) 1 Jul 1804 - 12 Oct 1808 Frederik Adeler (b. 1764 – d. 1818) 7 Dec 1808 - 23 Nov 1810 Kristian Kornelius Lerche til (b. 1770 – d. 1852) Lerchenborg 22 Dec 1810 - 4 Nov 1815 Herman Løvenskiold (b. 1783 – d. 1825) 4 Nov 1815 - 12 Mar 1831 Frederik Kristian Julius Knuth (b. 1787 – d. 1853 14 Apr 1831 - 23 Sep 1848 Mathias Vilhelm Moltke (b. 1801 - d. 1864) 23 Sep 1848 - 16 Nov 1848 Peter Georg Bang (b. 1797 - d. 1861) 1 Jan 1849 - 9 Jun 1867 Kristian Plöyen (b. 1803 - d. 1867) 1 Aug 1867 - 1 Apr 1873 Johan Christian Bille-Brahe (b. 1819 - d. 1899) 1 Apr 1873 - 1 Apr 1886 Carl Ludvig Adolph von Benzon (b. 1823 - d. 1891) 1 Apr 1886 - 11 Nov 1898 Carl Steen Andersen Bille (b. 1828 - d. 1898) 3 Sep 1899 - 31 Jul 1900 Nicolai Reimer Rump (b. 1834 - d. 1900) 1 Aug 1900 - 1 Jul 1906 Vilhelm Peter greve Schulin (b. 1849 - d. 1922) 1 Jul 1906 - 1 Nov 1915 Christian Emil Anker Ammentorp (b. 1862 - d. 1947) 1 Jan 1916 - 31 Jan 1942 Poul Christen Saxild (b. 1871 - d. 1959) 1 Feb 1942 - 30 Apr 1960 Henrik Stampe de Jonquiéres (b. 1890 - d. 1963) 1 May 1960 - 31 Mar 1970 Mogens Julius Clausen (b. 1908 - d. 1987) Ringsted Amt 1630 Ringsted Klosters Len. 1662 Ringsted Amt 27 Feb 1748 Sorø og Ringsted Amter. 1798 Part of Sorø Amt. Landsdommer i Sjaelland Befalingsmand 31 Mar 1630 - 28 Feb 1662 Jørgen Seefeld (b. 1594 - d. 1662) Amtmaend 1 May 1662 - 5 Mar 1664 Henning Pogwisch (b. 1611 - d. 1664) 1 Aug 1664 - 1 May 1671 Jørgen Reedtz til Vedø og (b. 1627 - d. 1697) Jungshoved 26 May 1671 - 1680? Hugo (von) Lützow (b. 1617 - d. 1693) 27 Mar 1680 - 4 Dec 1684 Adam Ehrenreich von Prehn (d. 1702) 4 Dec 1684 - 31 Dec 1691 Frederik Gabel (1st time) (b. 1640 - d. 1708) 30 Apr 1692 - 11 Feb 1693 Frederik Giese til Giesegaard (b. 1668 - d. 1693) 1693 - 1694 Frederik Gabel (2nd time) (s.a.) 27 Jul 1694 - 1700 Povl (Hals) Moth 1700 - 25 Mar 1712 Johan Didrik Grüner (b. 1661 - d. 1712) 3 Aug 1712 - 31 Aug 1734 Jacob Frants von der Osten (b. 1664 - d. 1739) 1 Sep 1734 - 7 Feb 1748 Tomas Lillienskiold (b. c.1690 - d. 1748) 27 Feb 1748 - 12 Feb 1754 Heinrich VI af Reuss-Köstritz (b. 1707 - d. 1783) 13 Feb 1754 - 8 Sep 1760 Karl Juel til Rønnebaeksholm (b. 1706 - d. 1767) 29 Sep 1760 - 9 Nov 1764 Frederik Danneskjold-Samsøe (b. 1703 - d. 1770) 7 Mar 1765 - 3 Jan 1781 Wolf Veit Kristof von Reitzenstein (b. 1710 - d. 1781) (acting to 11 Mar 1766) 1 Jan 1781 - 5 Mar 1784 Carl Adolph Raben (b. 1744 - d. 1784) 15 Mar 1784 - 1 Apr 1787 Gregers Kristian Haxthausen (b. 1733 - d. 1802) 21 Mar 1787 - 21 Dec 1798 Vilhelm Mathias Skeel (b. 1746 - d. 1817) Sorø Amt 1662 Sorø Amt 27 Feb 1748 - 1798 Part of Sorø og Ringsted Amter (see Ringsted). 1798 Sorø Amt (restored). 1 Apr 1970 Part of Vestsjaellands Amt (see Denmark Counties). Lensmand 6 Oct 1653 - 8 Jan 1675 Jørgen Rosenkrantz til Kjeldgaard (b. 1607 - d. 1675) Amtmaend 1675 - 1678 Niels Hansen Overberg (acting) 10 Jul 1678 - 1684 Frederik von Vieregge til (d. 1684) Wochrendt 4 Dec 1684 - Dec 1695 Frederik Gabel (b. 1640 - d. 1708) Jan 1696 - 1699 Povl (Hals) Moth 7 Jul 1699 - 25 Mar 1712 Johan Diderik Grüner (b. 1661 - d. 1712) 3 Aug 1712 - 5 Jul 1735 Jakob Frants von der Osten (b. 1664 - d. 1739) 6 Jul 1735 - 5 Jul 1743 Vilhelm August von der Osten (b. 1698 - d. 1764) 5 Jul 1743 - 31 Dec 1745 Christoph Ernst von Beulwitz (b. 1698 - d. 1757) 10 Jan 1746 - 27 Feb 1748 Heinrich VI af Reuss-Köstritz (b. 1707 - d. 1783) (continued i Ringsted Amt) 1748 - 1798 part of Ringsted 21 Dec 1798 - 22 Jan 1827 Povl Kristian von Stemann (b. 1764 - d. 1855) 17 Feb 1827 - 1 Jul 1847 Kristian Ludvig Stemann (b. 1791 - d. 1857) 1 Jul 1847 - 22 Mar 1848 Frederik Marcus Knuth (b. 1813 - d. 1856) 23 Sep 1848 - 7 Jun 1871 Torkil Abraham Hoppe (b. 1800 - d. 1871) 20 Jul 1871 - 31 Dec 1902 Emil Vedel (b. 1824 - d. 1909) 1 Jan 1903 - 1 Apr 1913 Anton Vilhelm Heinrich Groothoff (b. 1847 - d. 1923) 1 Apr 1913 - 31 Oct 1928 Axel Henrik Bille-Brahe (b. 1858 - d. 1935) 1 Nov 1928 - 31 Jul 1955 Vilhelm Topsøe (b. 1885 - d. 1970) 1 Aug 1955 - 31 Mar 1970 Vilhelm baron Wedell-Wedellsbog (b. 1908 - d. 2000) Saltø Amt Administrator 1 May 1664 - 1 May 1670 Hans von Ahlefeldt (b. 1620 - d. 1694) Antvorskov og Korsør 1580 Antvorskov Klosters Len. 1662 Antvorskov og Korsør Amter. 1798 Part of Sorø Amt. Lensmand 1 May 1656 - 6 Feb 1662 Hugo Lützow til Lundsgaard (b. 1617 - d. 1693) Amtmaend 6 Feb 1662 - 21 Mar 1693 Hugo Lützow til Lundsgaard (s.a.) 28 Mar 1693 - 11 Aug 1694 Hans Böfke (d. 1739) 11 Aug 1694 - 31 Dec 1703 Klavs Henrik von Vieregg (b. 1655 - d. 1713) 2 Feb 1704 - 11 Sep 1712 Kristian Vind 24 Oct 1712 - 1712 Lothar Adolf Henrik von Klepping 6 Dec 1712 - 1713 Johan Frederik Thillemann 27 May 1713 - 11 Apr 1716 Gottschalk Ernst von Bülow (b. 1674 - d. 1721) 7 Apr 1716 - 20 Mar 1723 Henrik Leopold von Schindel (b. 1686 - d. 1723) 19 Apr 1723 - 12 Oct 1727 Simon Henrik von Donop (d. 1727) 29 Oct 1727 - 17 Oct 1730 Frederik Rostgaard (b. 1671 - d. 1745) 20 Nov 1730 - 25 Sep 1734 Kristian Hans von Warnstedt (b. 1675 - d. 1742) 26 Sep 1734 - 14 Aug 1741 Kristian Berregaard (b. 1683 - d. 1750) 14 Aug 1741 - 11 Aug 1751 Villum Berregaard til Borreby (b. 1717 - d. 1769) 11 Aug 1751 - 15 Oct 1779 Frederik de Lovenørn (b. 1715 - d. 1779) 15 Oct 1779 - 28 Apr 1780 Vacant 28 Apr 1780 - 31 Dec 1780 Karl Adolf Raben (b. 1744 - d. 1784) 3 Jan 1781 - 17 Aug 1785 Esaias Fleischer (b. 1732 - d. 1804) 17 Aug 1785 - 21 Dec 1798 Vilhelm Mathias Skeel (b. 1746 - d. 1817) Tryggevaelde 1662 Tryggevaelde Amt. 10 Nov 1750 Part of Vordingborg og Tryggevaelde Amter (see Vordingborg). Amtmaend 23 Mar 1660 - 1 May 1671 Jørgen Reedtz til Vedø (b. c.1625 - d. 1682) 26 May 1671 - 22 Oct 1695 Otto Krabbe (1st time) (b. 1641 - d. 1719) 22 Oct 1695 - 30 Apr 1709 Christen Skeel til Vallø (b. 1663 - d. 1709) 8 Jun 1709 - 5 Jul 1717 Otto Krabbe (2nd time) (s.a.) 5 Jul 1717 - 1 Aug 1721 Frederik Kristian von Adeler (b. 1668 - d. 1726) 30 Aug 1721 - 11 Sep 1729 Rudolf Gersdorff (b. 1660 - d. 1729) 20 Nov 1730 - 15 Oct 1740 Engelke von Bülow (b. 1691 - d. 1740) 15 Nov 1740 - 27 Sep 1746 Adolf Andreas von der Lühe (b. 1695 - d. 1750) 27 Sep 1746 - 10 Nov 1750 Frederik greve von Oertz (b. 1712 - d. 1779) Vordingborg Amt 1662 Vordingborg Amt. 10 Nov 1750 Vordingborg og Tryggevaelde Amter. 1793 Part of Praestø Amt. Amtmaend 1 May 1660 - 15 Feb 1664 Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve (b. 1638 - d. 1704) 1 May 1664 - 1 May 1671 Kristoffer Parsberg (b. 1632 - d. 1671) 1 May 1671 - 16 Jan 1672 Otto Krabbe (1st time) (b. 1641 - d. 1719) 1672 - 1680 Franke Meinertsen (acting) 12 Feb 1680 - 9 Jul 1698 Kristian Siegfried von Plessen (b. 1646 - d. 1723) 1698 - 1710 Otto Krabbe (2nd time) (s.a.) 6 Oct 1710 - 18 Jul 1712 Klavs Henrik von Vieregg (b. 1655 - d. 1713) 9 Aug 1712 - 6 Jul 1719 Kristoffer Joakim Giese (b. 1668 - d. 1719) 25 Sep 1719 - 27 Sep 1748 Kaspar Martin Schøller (b. 1681 - d. 1756) 27 Sep 1748 - 23 Feb 1751 Gideon von der Lühe (b. 1704 - d. 1755) 23 Feb 1751 - 11 Mar 1755 Ludvig Kristian von Oertz (b. 1717 - d. 1774) 11 Mar 1755 - 10 Oct 1757 Hannibal Wedell (b. 1718 - d. 1759) 10 Oct 1757 - 11 Mar 1766 Wolf Veit Kristof von Reitzenstein (b. 1710 - d. 1781) 11 Mar 1766 - 20 Sep 1767 Kristian Ditlev Rantzau (b. 1721 - d. 1797) 22 Sep 1767 - 11 Mar 1776 Henrik Adam Brockenhuus (b. 1720 - d. 1803) 11 Mar 1776 - 25 Mar 1803 Johan Rudolf Bielke (b. 1746 - d. 1813) Jungshoved Befalingsmand 22 Jul 1660 - 7 Feb 1665 Niels Rosenkrantz (b. 1627 - d. 1672) Møn Amt 1662 Møn (Moen) amt 1803 Part of Praestø amt. Befalingsmand 4 Mar 1657 - 1662 Peder Reedtz til Tygestrup (b. 1614 - d. 1674) Amtmaend 1 May 1662 - 1664 Alexander Pedersen Rumohr (acting) (b. 1627 - d. ....) 1 Aug 1664 - 1 May 1671 Jørgen Reedtz til Vedø (b. c.1625 - d. 1682) 26 May 1671 - 30 Mar 1685 Otto Krabbe (b. 1641 - d. 1719) 30 Mar 1685 - Nov 1697 Samuel Kristof von Plessen (b. 1640 - d. 1704) 9 Jul 1698 - 24 Aug 1703 Kristian Sigfried von Plessen (b. 1646 - d. 1723) 3 Nov 1703 - 19 Oct 1728 Kaspar Gottlob Moltke (b. 1668 - d. 1728) 26 Nov 1728 - 31 Dec 1730 Johan Folkmar Tobias Hofmann 15 Jan 1731 - 1 May 1733 Kristoffer Ulrik Lützow 27 Feb 1734 - 28 Feb 1747 Kristoffer Sigismund von Galkowsky 28 Feb 1747 - 17 Feb 1773 Frederik Kristian von Møsting (b. 1717 - d. 1773) 29 Mar 1773 - 13 Jan 1783 Kristoffer Georg von Wallmoden (b. 1730 - d. 1793) 13 Jan 1783 - 7 Apr 1803 Gerhard Peter Anton Bosc de la (b. 1752 - d. 1803) Calmette (= Pierre Antoine Gérard Bosc de la Calmette) Praestø Amt 25 May 1803 Praestø Amt formed by merger of Vordingborg og Tryggevaelde amter and Møn amt. 1 Apr 1970 Divided between Maribo amt and Storstrøm amt (see Denmark Counties). Amtmaend 1 Oct 1803 - 20 May 1808 Johan Rudolf Bielke (b. 1746 - d. 1813) 20 May 1808 - 7 Jun 1823 Kristian Konrad Sofus Danneskjold- (b. 1774 - d. 1823) Samsøe 9 Sep 1823 - 21 Sep 1824 Ehrenreich Kristoffer Ludvig Moltke (b. 1790 - d. 1864) 28 Sep 1824 - 9 Aug 1831 Sigismund Ludvig Schulin (b. 1777 - d. 1836) 1 Oct 1831 - 30 Apr 1836 Hans Schack Knuth (b. 1787 - d. 1861) 24 Sep 1836 - 19 Nov 1836 Jens Andreas Graah (b. 1787 - d. 1873) 11 Feb 1837 - 10 Apr 1849 Johan Ferdinand Neergaard (b. 1796 - d. 1849) 19 Aug 1849 - 19 May 1850 Christian Albrecht Bluhme (b. 1794 - d. 1866) (did not take office) 12 Apr 1849 - 31 Dec 1885 Petrus Friedrich Constantin Brun (b. 1813 - d. 1888) (acting to 21 Jul 1850) 1 Jan 1886 - 1 Apr 1910 Georg Frederik Tillisch (b. 1835 - d. 1917) 1 Apr 1910 - 30 Jun 1926 Axel Vedel (b. 1859 - d. 1937) 1 Jul 1926 - 31 Mar 1949 Gustav Toft (b. 1879 - d. 1949) 1 Apr 1949 - 31 Mar 1970 Sigurd Wechselmann (b. 1904 - d. 1990) Bornholms Amt 17 Jun 1645 - 29 Oct 1645 Swedish occupation (see under Denmark). 29 Apr 1658 - 9 Dec 1658 Swedish occupation (s.a.). 1662 Bornholms Amt 10 Apr 1940 - 9 May 1945 German occupation (see under Denmark). 9 May 1945 - 5 Apr 1946 Soviet Union occupation (see under Denmark). 1 Apr 1970 Part of Bornholm Amt (see Denmark Counties). Commandants 21 Jul 1659 - 17 Feb 1662 Adolf Fuchs (d. 1662) 18 Feb 1662 - 2 Oct 1673 Hans Schrøder (Hans von Løwenhielm) (b. 1627 - d. 1699) Amtmaend (1694-1738 governor) 1 Oct 1673 - Mar 1676 Morten Bertelsen (Martin Barthold) (b. 1617 - d. 1693) (commandant to 14 Feb 1674) 10 Mar 1676 - Nov 1677 Tomas Fincke (b. 1623 - d. 1677) 5 Dec 1677 - 12 Jul 1682 Kristian Gjedde (d. 1706) 13 Jul 1682 - 24 Mar 1685 Bendix von Hatten (b. c.1623 - d. 1685) 17 Aug 1685 - 3 Aug 1694 Johan Didrik von Wetberg (b. 1645 - d. 1695) 11 Aug 1694 - 30 Sep 1699 Hans Böfke (d. 1739) 2 Oct 1699 - 28 Nov 1717 Valdemar Reedtz til Barritskov (b. 1659 - d. 1724) 29 Nov 1717 - 3 Jan 1722 Johan Henrik von Bippen (b. 1651- d. 1722) 23 Mar 1722 - 8 Mar 1739 Niels West (b. 1666 - d. 1752) 5 Mar 1739 - 14 Apr 1740 Kaj Frederik Schnell (d. 1740) 9 Mar 1739 - 3 May 1740 Johan Cronenberg -Commandant (d. 1740) 4 May 1740 - 11 Nov 1778 Johan Kristian Urne (b. 1705 - d. 1787) 11 Nov 1778 - 23 Jun 1780 Torkel Johnsson Fieldsted (b. 1741 - d. 1796) 1780 - 1781 Tomas Georg Münster (acting) (b. 1728 - d. 1799) 1781 Andreas Undahl -Commandant (d. 1795) 1781 - 12 Apr 1787 Hans Mikkelsen Nansen -Commandant (b. 1723 - d. 1787) 30 May 1787 - 21 Apr 1801 Christen Heiberg (b. 1737 - d. 1831) 13 May 1801 - 2 May 1804 Jakob Mandix (b. 1758 - d. 1831) 2 May 1804 - 1 Feb 1809 Frederik Thaarup (b. 1766 - d. 1845) 1 Feb 1809 - 13 Dec 1836 Kristian Jespersen (b. 1766 - d. 1837) 13 Dec 1836 - 15 Apr 1837 Vacant 15 Apr 1837 - 19 Aug 1849 Ludvig Vilhelm Henrik Krabbe (b. 1798 - d. 1857) (suspended from 19 Mar 1848) 13 Oct 1849 - 3 Nov 1865 Julius Henrik Wegener (b. 1806 - d. 1865) 1 Apr 1866 - 20 Jul 1871 Emil Vedel (b. 1824 - d. 1909) 31 Jul 1871 - 1 Aug 1894 Peter Holten (b. 1816 - d. 1897) 1 Aug 1894 - 31 Dec 1902 Anton Vilhelm Heinrich Groothoff (b. 1847 - d. 1923) 1 Apr 1903 - 1 Apr 1913 Axel Hendrik Bille-Brahe (b. 1858 - d. 1935) 1 Apr 1913 - 30 Sep 1921 Knud Valløe (b. 1867 - d. 1937) 1 Nov 1921 - 31 Dec 1930 Ove Christopher Høegh-Guldberg (b. 1871 - d. 1933) Koefoed 1 Jan 1931 - 19 Oct 1933 Balthasar Krarup Øllgaard (b. 1876 - d. 1933) 1 Jan 1934 - 31 Jul 1961 Poul Christian von Stemann (b. 1891 - d. 1966) 1 Aug 1961 - 31 Oct 1985 Niels Elkaer-Hansen (b. 1915 - d. 2007) Lolland og Falster stift 1 Jan 1850 - 31 Mar 1970 The amtmand of Maribo amt also the stiftamtmaend of Lolland og Falster stift. Stiftamtmaend 1 May 1672 - 3 Jan 1681 Kornelius Lerche til Nielstrup (b. 1615 - d. 1681) 7 Jan 1681 - 15 May 1686 Tomas Grote til Fachenfelde og (b. 1644 - d. 1716) Vrested 15 May 1686 - Dec 1691 Marcus Gjøe (b. 1635 - d. 1698) 29 Dec 1691 - 8 Oct 1722 Henning Ulrik von Lützow (b. 1649 - d. 1722) 2 Nov 1722 - 21 Apr 1735 Jørgen Ernst von Reichau (b. 1658 - d. 1735) 28 May 1735 - 15 Nov 1737 Peter Neve (b. c.1684 - d. 1740) 15 Nov 1737 - 29 Nov 1763 Frederik Kristian Raben (b. 1693 - d. 1773) 10 Jan 1764 - 25 Mar 1782 Godske Hans von Krogh (b. 1726 - d. 1808) 25 Mar 1782 - 25 May 1804 Frederik Karl Kragh-Juel-Vind-Friis (b. 1753 - d. 1815) 25 May 1804 - 20 Sep 1811 Kaspar Vilhelm von Munthe af (b. 1744 - d. 1811) Morgenstierne 26 Nov 1811 - 1 Aug 1814 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeldt de Simonsen (b. 1777 - d. 1836) 1 Aug 1814 - 1 Jan 1850 Mathias Reinhold von Jessen (b. 1780 - d. 1853) 1 Jan 1850 - 31 Mar 1970 the amtmand of Maribo amt Nykøbing 1662 Nykøbing amt created from former Nykøbing Len. 1803 Part of Maribo Amt. Lensmand 12 Apr 1657 - 1 May 1661 Kristoffer Godskesen Lindenov (b. 1612 - d. 1681) Amtmaend 20 Jul 1661 - 1672 Hans Hansen Osten (acting) (b. 1617 - d. 1672) 1 May 1672 - 3 Jan 1681 Kornelius Lerche til Nielstrup (b. 1615 - d. 1681) 7 Jan 1681 - 15 May 1686 Tomas Grote til Fachenfelde og (b. 1644 - d. 1716) Vrested 15 May 1686 - Dec 1691 Marcus Gjøe (b. 1635 - d. 1698) 29 Dec 1691 - 8 Oct 1722 Henning Ulrik von Lützow (b. 1649 - d. 1722) 2 Nov 1722 - 26 Mar 1738 Hans Landorph (b. 1689 - d. 1748) 10 Jun 1738 - 7 Feb 1751 Peter Otto Rosenørn (b. 1708 - d. 1751) 23 Feb 1751 - 5 Feb 1755 Gideon von der Lühe (b. 1704 - d. 1755) 11 Mar 1755 - 25 Jun 1772 Ludvig Kristian von Oertz (b. 1717 - d. 1774) 25 Jun 1772 - 23 Oct 1793 Kristoffer Georg von Wallmoden (b. 1730 - d. 1793) 2 Nov 1793 - 7 Apr 1803 Gerhard Peter Anton Bosc de la (b. 1752 - d. 1803) Caimette (Pierre Antoine Gérard Bosc de la Calmette) Aalholm Amt 1660 - 1661 Aalholm Amt 1661 - 1685/86 Aalholm og Halsted Klosters Amter. 1686 - 1803 Part of Aalholm, Halsted Klosters og Maribo Amter. Lensmand 25 Jun 1772 - 23 Oct 1793 Kristoffer Georg von Wallmoden (b. 1730 - d. 1793) 12 May 1654 - 1 May 1661 Filip Joakim Barstorf 1661 - 1672 Hans Hansen Osten (b. 1617 - d. 1672) 1 May 1672 - 3 Jan 1681 Kornelius Lerche til Nielstrup (b. 1615 - d. 1681) 7 Jan 1681 - 20 Feb 1686 Tomas Grote til Fachenfelde og (b. 1644 - d. 1716) Vrested Halsted Amt 1662 Halsted Klosters Amt 1685 - 1803 Part of Aalholm, Halsted Klosters og Maribo Amter. Lensmand 5 Jun 1660 - 1 May 1661 Frederik von Ahlefeldt (b. 1623 - d. 1686) Maribo Amt 1660 Maribo Klosters Amt. 1685 Aalholm, Halsted Klosters og Maribo Amter. 25 May 1803 Maribo Amt. 1 Apr 1970 Divided between Praestø Amt and Storstrøms Amt (see Denmark Counties). Administrator 28 Oct 1660 - 1 May 1676 Jørgen Rosenkrantz Amtmaend 1 May 1676 - 1 May 1685 Simon Klavs Schwartz 1 May 1685 - 21 Apr 1735 Jørgen Ernst von Reichau (b. 1658 - d. 1753) 28 May 1735 - 15 Nov 1737 Peter Neve (b. c.1684 - d. 1740) 15 Nov 1737 - 29 Nov 1763 Frederik Kristian Raben (b. 1693 - d. 1773) 10 Jan 1764 - 25 Mar 1782 Godske Hans von Krogh (b. 1726 - d. 1808) 25 Mar 1782 - 25 May 1804 Frederik Karl Kragh-Juel-Friis (b. 1753 - d. 1815) 25 May 1804 - 20 Sep 1811 Kaspar Vilhelm von Munthe af (b. 1744 - d. 1811) Morgenstierne 26 Nov 1811 - 1 Aug 1814 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeldt de Simonsen (b. 1777 - d. 1836) 1 Aug 1814 - 1 Jan 1850 Mathias Reinhold von Jessen (b. 1780 - d. 1853) 1 Jan 1850 - 1 Sep 1885 Frederik Christian baron Holsten (b. 1804 - d. 1885) 1 Sep 1885 - 25 Feb 1886 Iver Emil Hermann William Unsgaard (b. 1828 - d. 1886) 1 Jul 1886 - 9 Jan 1890 Johan Frederik Bardenfleth (b. 1835 - d. 1890) 1 Feb 1890 - 1 Oct 1903 Conrad Alexander de Fabritius- (b. 1836 - d. 1926) Tengnagel 1 Oct 1903 - 11 Sep 1912 Gustav Hakon Valdemar Feddersen (b. 1848 - d. 1912) 26 Sep 1912 - 30 Apr 1931 Waldemar Theodor Henry Oxholm (b. 1868 - d. 1945) 1 May 1931 - 6 Sep 1936 Lauritz Nicolai Trolle-Friis (b. 1874 - d. 1936) 1 Nov 1936 - 31 Aug 1960 Frederik greve Reventlow (b. 1893 - d. 1973) 1 Sep 1960 - 31 Mar 1970 Poul Hugo Lundsteen (b. 1910 - d. 1988) Fyns Stift 23 Sep 1848 - 31 Mar 1970 The amtmaend of Odense Amt also the stiftamtmaend of Fyns Stift. Stiftamtmaend 1660 - 1662 Otto Krag til Voldbjerg (b. 1611 - d. 1666) 1662 - 1664 Vacant (or Hans von Ahlefeldt) 1 May 1664 - 7 Aug 1673 Henrik Lindenov (b. 1614 - d. 1673) 1 May 1674 - 1679 Erik Banner til Boserup (b. 1618 - d. 1687) 1679 - 17 Feb 1694 Helmuth Otto von Winterfeldt (d. 1694) 24 Apr 1694 - 30 Nov 1704 Diderik Schult (b. 1644 - d. 1704) 7 Feb 1705 - 30 Jun 1713 Joakim Pritzbuer (b. 1665 -d. 1719) 30 Jun 1713 - 6 Apr 1717 Frederik Ejler Gjedde (b. 1641 - d. 1717) 3 May 1717 - 15 Dec 1721 Christian von Lente (b. 1649 - d. 1725) 31 Dec 1721 - 19 Jul 1740 Kristian Sehested (b. 1666 - d. 1740) 3 Oct 1740 - 8 Sep 1760 Christian Rantzau (b. 1684 - d. 1771) 8 Sep 1760 - 1 Sep 1767 Karl Juel (b. 1706 - d. 1767) 8 Sep 1767 - 8 Jan 1789 Henrik Bille-Brahe (b. 1709 - d. 1789) 1 Apr 1789 - 27 Apr 1798 Frederik Buchwald (b. 1747 - d. 1814) 27 Apr 1798 - 1 May 1799 Povl Rosenørn (b. 1756 - d. 1829) 1 May 1799 - 2 Sep 1808 Povl Rosenørn Gersdorff (b. 1743 - d. 1810) 12 Oct 1808 - 3 Mar 1809 Frederik Adeler Baron til (b. 1764 - d. 1816) Adelersborg 10 Apr 1809 - 1 Aug 1814 Gebhard Moltke-Hvitfeldt (b. 1764 - d. 1851) 1 Aug 1814 - 5 May 1836 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeldt de Simonsen (b. 1777 - d. 1836) 19 Jul 1836 - 31 Dec 1842 Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold (b. 1787 - d. 1844) 1 Jan 1843 - 22 Mar 1848 Karl Emil Bardenfleth (b. 1807 - d. 1857) 23 Sep 1848 - 31 Mar 1970 the amtmaend of Odense amt Odensegaard (el St Hans Klosters) Amt Lensmand 1 May 1658 - 29 Jan 1661 Mogens Høeg (b. 1593 - d. 1661) 1 May 1661 - 1664 Henrik Lindenov (b. 1614 - d. 1673) Dalum Klosters Amt Lensmand 1 May 1658 - 1662 Axel Urup (b. 1601 - d. 1671) 4 Jul 1662 - 1664? Henrik Lindenov (b. 1614 - d. 1673) St Knuds Klosters Amt Lensmand 1 May 1660 - 1662 Axel Urup (b. 1601 - d. 1671) 4 Jul 1662 - 1664? Henrik Lindenov (b. 1614 - d. 1673) Odensegaard, Dalum og St Knuds Klosters Amter Amtmaend 1 May 1664 - 7 Aug 1673 Henrik Lindenov (b. 1614 - d. 1673) 1 May 1674 - Jan 1679 Erik Banner (b. 1618 – d. 1687) Jan 1679 - 17 Feb 1694 Helmuth Otto von Winterfeldt (b. 1617 - d. 1694) Rugaard Amt 18 Mar 1702 Part of Odense amt. Lensmand 29 Apr 1653 - 24 Jul 1671 Jørgen Kaas (b. 1610 - d. 1692) Amtmaend 24 Jul 1671 - 24 Nov 1671 Henrik Lindenov (b. 1614 - d. 1673) 24 Nov 1671 - Jun 1692 Jørgen Kaas (s.a.) 5 Jul 1692 - Mar 1702 Jørgen Henning Walkendorff (b. 1661 - d. 1724) Odense, Dalum, St Knuds og Rugaard Amter 1694-1809 1694 Odense, Dalum, St Knuds og Rugaard Amter. Amtmaend 24 Apr 1694 - 3 Mar 1809 the stiftamtmaend of Fyns Hagenskov eller Assens Amt Lensmand 19 Apr 1617 - 12 Feb 1661 Jørgen Brahe (b. 1585 - d. 1661) 1651 – 1661 Anne Predbjørndsatter (f) (b. 1596 – d. 1677) (acting for Brahe) 1 May 1661 - 26 Aug 1667 Niels Banner (b. 1622 - d. 1670) Amtmaend 26 Aug 1667 - 22 Feb 1670 Niels Banner (s.a.) 1670 - May 1671 Henrik Lindenov (b. 1614 - d. 1673) Hindsgavl Amt Befalingsmand 1650 - 26 May 1671 Tyge Belov (d. 1676) Assens og Hindsgavl Amter Amtmaend 26 May 1671 - 1676 Tyge Belov (d. 1676) 27 Jan 1676 - 26 Feb 1677 Sten Brahe (d. 1677) 26 Mar 1677 - 17 Sep 1701 Erik Stensen (b. 1638 - d. 1701) 4 Oct 1701 - 16 Apr 1708 Hannibal Wedell (b. 1660 - d. 1708) 21 May 1708 - 17 Oct 1718 Johan Ernst Carlowitz (d. 1736) 4 Sep 1718 - 13 Dec 1726 Iver Andersen (b. 1671 - d. 1726) 21 Dec 1726 - 11 Apr 1768 Hans Simonsen (b. 1688 - d. 1768) 19 Apr 1768 - 23 Oct 1783 Henrik Bille-Brahe (b. 1709 - d. 1789) 23 Oct 1783 - 21 Apr 1809 Frederik Ludvig Wedell (b. 1753 - d. 1817) Odense Amt 1793 Odense Amt 1 Apr 1970 Part of Fyns Amt (see Denmark Counties). Amtmaend 1789 - 1798 Friedrich von Buchwald (b. 1747 - d. 1814) 1 May 1799 - 2 Sep 1808 Poul Rosenørn Gersdorff (b. 1743 - d. 1810) 10 Apr 1809 - 1 Aug 1814 Gebhard Moltke Hvitfeldt (b. 1764 - d. 1851) 1 Aug 1814 - 5 May 1836 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeldt de Simonsen (b. 1777 - d. 1836) 19 Jul 1836 - 31 Dec 1841 Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold (b. 1787 - d. 1844) 1 Jan 1842 - 22 Mar 1848 Karl Emil Bardenfleth (b. 1807 - d. 1857) 23 Sep 1848 - 4 Jun 1856 Iver Johan Unsgaard (1st time) (b. 1798 - d. 1872) 1856 - 1860 Christian Fischer (acting) 1 Jan 1860 - 1869 Iver Johan Unsgaard (2nd time) (s.a.) 1 Apr 1869 - 7 Nov 1898 Eugenius Sophus Ernst Heltzen (b. 1818 - d. 1898) 1 Dec 1898 - 30 Apr 1909 Frederik Lindam Godefroi de Dompierre de Jonquiéres (b. 1854 - d. 1925) 30 Apr 1909 - 7 Jul 1920 Johan Frederik Simony (b. 1846 - d. 1920) 1920 - 1 Mar 1921 Aage Schlichtkrull (b. 1874 - d. 1921) 1 May 1921 - 1948 Svend Neumann (b. 1878 - d. 1955) 1 Oct 1948 - 31 Mar 1970 Jacob Thorkel Høirup (b. 1905 - d. 1999) Nyborg Amt 1662 Nyborg Amt 1671 Part of Nyborg og Tranekjaer Amter. Lensmand 2 Nov 1657 - 1 May 1662 Otto Krag (b. 1611 - d. 1666) Amtmaend 3 Jul 1662 - 6 Nov 1662 Adolf Fuchs (d. 1662) 1662 - 1667 Klaus Rasch (acting) 6 Apr 1667 - 1671 Klaus Ahlefeldt (b. 1614 - d. 1674) Tranekjaer Amt 1671 Part of Nyborg og Tranekjaer Amter. Lensmand 1 May 1659 - 1 May 1671 Federik Ahlefeldt (b. 1623 - d. 1686) Nyborg og Tranekjaer Amter 1671 Nyborg og Tranekjaer Amter. May 1799 Part of Svendborg Amt. Amtmaend 1 May 1671 - Apr? 1692 Jens Rosenkrantz (b. 1640 - d. 1695) 10 May 1692 - 10 Oct 1692 Jørgen Burchardt 15 Oct 1692 - 12 Jul 1701 Flemming Holck (b. 1660 - d. 1701) 30 Jul 1701 - 3 Sep 1736 Kristian Rosenkrantz (b. 1672 - d. 1736) 17 Sep 1736 - 21 Feb 1764 Theodor Lente-Adeler (b. 1702 - d. 1767) 21 Feb 1764 - 17 Sep 1789 Adam Kristoffer Holsten (b. 1717 - d. 1801) 17 Apr 1789 - 6 May 1789 Otto Kristoffer von Munthe af (b. 1735 - d. 1809) Morgenstierne 6 May 1789 - 21 May 1799 Peter Kristian Schumacher (b. 1743 - d. 1817) Svendborg Amt 1 May 1799 Svendborg Amt 1 Apr 1970 Part of Fyns Amt (see Denmark Counties). Amtmaend 21 May 1799 - 8 May 1817 Peter Kristian Schumacher (b. 1743 - d. 1817) 24 Jun 1817 - 9 Feb 1822 Herman Løvenskiold (b. 1783 – d. 1825) 9 Apr 1822 - 22 Jun 1822 Gerhard Andreas Faye (b. 1760 - d. 1845) 22 Jun 1822 - 7 Feb 1855 Frederik Sporon (b. 1783 - d. 1867) 1855 - 1857 Hans Helmuth von Lüttichau (b. 1794 - d. 1869) 1857 - 1 Oct 1867 Hans Christian Joachim Cederfeld (b. 1817 - d. 1906) de Simonsen 1 Nov 1867 - 1905 Ludvig Frederik Henrik greve (b. 1825 - d. 1906) Brockenhuus-Schack Apr 1905 - 1930 Joachim baron Wedell-Wedellsborg (b. 1860 - d. 1937) 1930 - 9 Jun 1933 Ove Christopher Høegh-Guldberg (b. 1871 - d. 1933) Koefoed 1 Oct 1933 - 1953 Rudolf Lassen (b. 1882 - d. 1973) 6 Feb 1953 - 1963 Knud Fris-Jespersen (b. 1893 - d. 1969) 1963 - 31 Mar 1970 Knud Julius Münch Glente (b. 1902 - d. 1972) Aalborg Stift 3 May 1856 - 31 Mar 1970 The amtmaend of Aalborg amt also stiftamtmaend of Aalborg Stift. Stiftamtmaend 12 Sep 1661 - 1 May 1669 Ove Juul (b. 1615 - d. 1686) 30 Aug 1669 - 26 May 1671 Peder Charisius (b. 1608 - d. 1685) 26 May 1671 - Feb 1680 Enevold Parsberg (b. c.1622 - d. 1680) 12 Feb 1680 - 4 Feb 1687 Sten Hondorf (b. 1625 - d. 1687) 5 Feb 1687 - 28 Jul 1707 Henning Meyercrone (b. 1645 - d. 1707) 29 Aug 1707 - 21 Jul 1712 Peder friherre Rodsten (b. 1662 - d. 1714) 9 Aug 1712 - 1 Jun 1719 Rudolf Gersdorff (b. 1660 - d. 1729) 1 Jun 1719 - 19 Feb 1726 Gotfred von Pentz (b. 1672 - d. 1726) 28 Jun 1726 - 28 Oct 1730 Kristian Reitzer (b. 1665 - d. 1736) 28 Oct 1730 - 1 Mar 1736 Klaus Reventlow (b. 1693 - d. 1758) 1 Mar 1736 - 13 Mar 1736 Jørgen Bille (b. c.1672 - d. 1736) 9 Apr 1736 - 14 Mar 1773 Iver Holck (b. 1701 - d. 1781) 15 Mar 1773 - 27 Apr 1781 Adolf Sigfried von der Osten (b. 1726 - d. 1797) 27 Apr 1781 - 4 Sep 1793 Theodosius von Levetzau (b. 1742 - d. 1817) 4 Sep 1793 - 31 Dec 1815 Ditlev von Pentz (b. 1741 - d. 1821) 1 Jan 1816 - 27 Jul 1824 Frederik Moltke (b. 1754 - d. 1836) 21 Sep 1824 - 1 Oct 1828 Ehrenreich Kristoffer Ludvig (b. 1790 - d. 1864) Moltke 1 Oct 1828 - 19 Jul 1836 Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold (b. 1787 - d. 1844) 24 Sep 1836 - 4 May 1838 Lorentz Angel Krieger (b. 1797 - d. 1838) 15 Sep 1838 - 1 Mar 1843 Kristian Albrecht Bluhme (b. 1794 - d. 1866) 23 Mar 1843 - 31 Dec 1845 Frederik Ferdinand Tillisch (b. 1801 - d. 1889) 1 Jan 1846 - 9 Oct 1846 Harald August Hoppe (acting) (b. 1814 - d. 1846) + Eugenius Sophus Ernst von (b. 1818 - d. 1898) Heltzen (acting) 12 Oct 1846 - 20 Jun 1847 Eugenius Sophus Ernst von Heltzen (s.a.) (acting) 1 Jul 1847 - 3 May 1856 Kristian Ludvig Stemann (b. 1791 - d. 1857) 3 May 1856 - 31 Mar 1970 the amtmaend of Aalborg amt Aalborghus 1657 - 1660 Aalborghus Slot og Len. 1660 - 1714 Aalborghus Amt 1714 - 1793 Aastrup, Børglum og Sejlstrup Amter. 4 Sep 1793 Aalborg Amt 1 Apr 1970 Part of til Nordjyllands Amt (see Denmark Counties). Lensmand 23 Dec 1657 - 9 Jun 1661 Kaj Lykke (b. 1625 - d. 1699) 12 Jul 1661 - 12 Sep 1661 Ove Juul (b. 1615 - d. 1686) Amtmaend 12 Sep 1661 - 1 Jun 1719 the stiftamtmaend of Aalborg Amtmaend 1736 - 1856 the stiftamtmaend of Aalborg 1 Jun 1856 - 1 Oct 1886 Frederik Christian Emil Dahlstrøm (b. 1815 - d. 1894) 1 Oct 1886 - 26 Mar 1899 Eduard Johan Wahl (b. 1831 - d. 1899) 1 Apr 1899 - 27 Feb 1905 Johan Henrik Ahnfeldt (b. 1851 - d. 1905) 27 Sep 1905 - 12 Oct 1908 Charles Brun (1st time) (b. 1866 - d. 1919) Oct 1908 - 30 Apr 1909 Waldemar Oxholm (acting) (b. 1868 - d. 1945) 1 May 1909 - 28 Jan 1919 Charles Brun (2nd time) (s.a.) 10 Feb 1919 - 28 Dec 1930 Carl Otto Bache (b. 1867 - d. 1930) 1931 - 1952 Jörgen Alexander Adam Berner (b. 1886 - d. 1967) 1952 - 1964 Axel Lorck-Madsen (b. 1903 - d. 1968) 1964 - 31 Mar 1970 Jens Andreas Lorck (b. 1912 - d. 1977) Aastrup og Sejlstrup Amter Lensmand 1 May 1653 - 20 Jul 1661 Malte Sehested (b. 1596 - d. 1661) 1661 - 1662 Margrethe Reedtz (f) (b. c.1618 - d. 1697) + Johannes Boysen (b. 1625 - d. c.1682) (acting) 1 May 1662 - 1 May 1669 Ove Juul (b. 1616 - d. 1686) 30 Aug 1669 - 1 May 1671 Peder Charisius (b. 1608 - d. 1685) Børglum Amt Lensmand 26 Oct 1653 - 1 May 1669 Jørgen Rosenkrantz (b. 1607 - d. 1675) May 1669 - May 1671 Peder Reedtz (acting) Hjørring Amt 4 Sep 1793 Hjørring Amt 1 Apr 1970 Part of Nordjyllands Amt (from 1 Apr 1970 see Denmark Counties). Amtmaend 1 Jan 1794 - 9 Nov 1803 Johan Ludvig Lübecker (b. 1743 - d. 1814) 9 Nov 1803 - 3 Jun 1813 Emanuel Blom (b. 1747 - d. 1825) 3 Jun 1813 - 22 Mar 1814 Mathias Reinhold von Jessen (b. 1780 - d. 1853) 22 Mar 1814 - 22 Jun 1822 Frederik Sporon (b. 1783 - d. 1867) 22 Jun 1822 - 2 Feb 1843 Jens Andreas Graah (b. 1787 - d. 1873) 23 Mar 1843 - 23 Dec 1849 Frederik Christian von Holsten (b. 1804 - d. 1885) 1850 - 1867 Frederik August Esbensen (b. 1802 - d. 1872) 1 Jun 1867 - 1880 Vilhelm Ferdinand baron Wedell- (b. 1827 - d. 1914) Wedellsborg 1 Oct 1880 - 21 Nov 1886 Adam Frederik Moltke (b. 1821 - d. 1886) 1 Jan 1887 - 13 Jun 1896 Nicolai Reimer Rump (b. 1834 - d. 1900) 13 Jun 1896 - 1 Sep 1898 .... (acting) 1 Sep 1898 - 6 Mar 1905 Joachim baron Wedell-Wedellsborg (b. 1860 - d. 1937) 16 Mar 1905 - 1 Apr 1913 Harald Valdemar Linnemann (b. 1865 - d. 1940) 23 Apr 1913 - 4 Oct 1929 Poul Christian Nørgaard (b. 1866 - d. 1929) 9 Nov 1929 - 1941 Magnus Wulff (b. 1886 - d. 1951) 1 Apr 1941 - 1953 Knud Friis Jespersen (b. 1893 - d. 1969) 1953 - 31 Mar 1970 Kaj Olfert Møller (Moeller) (b. 1909 - d. 1979) Dueholm 1662 Dueholm Amt 1 May 1664 Part of Dueholm, Ørum og Vestervig Klosters Amt. Lensmand 12 Apr 1657 - 20 Apr 1664 Jørgen Seefeld til Visborggaard (b. 1660 - d. 1666) og Stenalt Ørum Len 1661 Part of Vestervig Klosters Len. Lensmand 4 Apr 1650 - 21 Sep 1660 Manderup Due til Halkjaer (b. 1598 - d. 1660) 1660 - 1661 Anne Albertsdatter Skeel (f) (b. 1607 - d. 1662) Vestervig Klosters Len May 1664 Part of Dueholm, Ørum og Vestervig Klosters Amt. Lensmand 4 Apr 1650 - 1 May 1661 Oluf Parsberg til Jernit (b. 1590 - d. 1661) 12 Jun 1661 - 1 May? 1664 Korfitz Trolle til Sandholt (b. 1628 - d. 1684) Ørum og Vestervig Klosters Amter 1 May 1664 Part of Dueholm, Ørum og Vestervig Klosters Amt. Lensmand 12 Jun 1661 - 1 May 1664 Korfitz Trolle til Sandholt (b. 1628 - d. 1684) Dueholm, Ørum og Vestervig Klosters Amter 1 May 1664 Dueholm, Ørum og Vestervig Klosters Amt 4 Sep 1793 Part of Thisted Amt. Amtmaend 1 May 1664 - 1 May 1671 Mogens Kruse til Spøttrup (b. 1629 - d. 1677) 26 May 1671 - 26 Feb 1680 Jørgen Friis til Kragerup og (b. c.1623 - d. 1680) Lindholm 27 Mar 1680 - 21 Apr 1701 Jørgen Skeel Due til Sønderskov (b. 1637 - d. 1701) 21 May 1701 - 9 Aug 1712 Rudolf baron Gersdorff (b. 1660 - d. 1729) 9 Aug 1712 - 6 Oct 1731 Frederik Birckenbusch (b. 1660 - d. 1740) 6 Oct 1731 - 26 Jul 1747 Claus christian Skinkel (Schinchel) (b. c.1681 - d. 1747) 5 Aug 1747 - 22 Apr 1755 Verner baron Rosenkrantz (b. 1700 - d. 1777) 22 Apr 1755 - 1 Jul 1780 Frederik Hauch til Højris (b. 1715 - d. 1789) 1 Jul 1780 - 4 Sep 1793 Barthold Hauch (b. 1727 - d. 1802) Thisted Amt 4 Sep 1793 Thisted Amt 1 Apr 1970 Divided between Nordjyllands Amt and Viborg Amt (from 1 Apr 1970 see: Denmark Counties). Amtmaend 4 Sep 1793 - 22 Jun 1803 Niels Ferslev til Friisholt (b. 1749 - d. 1803) 2 Sep 1803 - 26 Apr 1805 Guldbrand Arentz (b. 1758 - d. 1824) 29 May 1805 - 31 Dec 1842 Gerhard Andreas Faye (b. 1760 - d. 1845) 2 Feb 1843 - 25 Jun 1866 Gottlob Emil Georg Frederik baron (b. 1803 - d. 1884) Rosenkrantz 1 Aug 1866 - 1868 Carl Ludvig Vilhelm Rømer von (b. 1828 - d. 1899) Nutzhorn 1 Oct 1868 - 1 Sep 1885 Iver Emil Hermann William Unsgaard (b. 1828 - d. 1886) 3 Sep 1885 - Jan 1890 Conrad Alexander Fabritius de (b. 1836 - d. 1926) Tengnagel 25 Jan 1890 - 1 Aug 1900 Vilhelm Peter greve Schulin (b. 1849 - d. 1922) 1 Aug 1900 - Apr 1909 Johan Frederik Simony (b. 1846 - d. 1920) 1 Jul 1909 - 10 Feb 1919 Carl Otto Bache (b. 1867 - d. 1930) 10Feb/1May1919-28 Nov 1925 Henrik Julius Lehmann (b. 1869 - d. 1925) 1925 - 1926 Henrik Stampe de Dompierre de (b. 1890 - d. 1963) Jonquières (acting) 1 Jul 1926 - Oct 1935 Kresten Haugen-Johansen (b. 1880 - d. 1955) 1 Nov 1935 - 30 Jul 1938 Aage Axel Helper (b. 1885 - d. 1938) 1 Oct 1938 - 5 Apr 1961 Hans Madsen Egedorf (b. 1891 - d. 1966) 5 Apr 1961 - 31 Mar 1970 Florian Martensen-Larsen (b. 1911 - d. 1998) Viborg Viborg Amt 1660 Viborg Stift 10 Mar 1794 Viborg Amt (from 1 Apr 1970 see: Denmark Counties). Lensmand 1660 - 19 Dec 1660 Ove Gjedde til Tommerup (b. 1594 - d. 1660) 1661 - Jul 1671 Ebbe Gyldenstierne til Sødal (b. c.1625 - d. 1677) Amtmaend 26 Mar 1671 - 23 Mar 1688 Kristen Skeel til Sostrup (b. 1623 - d. 1688) 16 Apr 1688 - 5 Aug 1694 Mogens Skeel til Fusingø og Odden (b. 1650 - d. 1694) 5 Mar 1695 - 18 Sep 1713 Frederik Krag til Stensballegaard (b. 1655 - d. 1728) 6 Nov 1713 - 20 Jul 1723 Palle Krag til Katholm (b. 1657 - d. 1723) 30 Aug 1723 - 13 Oct 1730 Iver Rosenkrantz 1730 Karl Heinrich von Vieregge (b. 1686 - d. 1740) (Carl Hinrich Vieregge) 1730 Christian Friedrich von Staffeldt (b. 1671 – d. 1741) 11 Dec 1730 - 20 Feb 1744 Kristian Güldencrone friherre (b. 1676 - d. 1746) til Vilhelmsborg 20 Feb 1744 - 26 Nov 1746 Vilhelm Giildencrone friherre (b. 1701 - d. 1747) til Vilhelmsborg 29 Nov 1746 - 6 Aug 1754 Johan Albrecht With (b. 1683 - d. 1754) 16 Sep 1754 - 8 Sep 1760 Kaspar Herman von Heinen til (b. 1729 - d. 1767) Hollufgaard 8 Sep 1760 - 2 Mar 1762 Kristian greve Rantzanu (b. 1684 - d. 1771) 2 Mar 1762 - 30 Nov 1775 Mathias Vilhelm Hvitfeldt til (b. 1724 - d. 1803) Clausholm 27 Nov 1775 - 9 Dec 1776 Adolf Sigfried von der Osten (b. 1729 - d. 1797) 9 Dec 1776 - 1 Jul 1780 Christian Urne (b. 1749 - d. 1821) 1 Jul 1780 - 29 Mar 1789 Frederik Hauch (b. 1754 - d. 1839) 15 Apr 1789 - 1 Apr 1813 Niels Sehested til Rydhave (b. 1756 - d. 1821) 3 Jun 1813 - 1 Jun 1820 Emanuel Blom (b. 1747 - d. 1825) 1 Jun 1820 - 4 Mar 1831 Johan Franciscus Gottlieb (b. 1773 - d. 1850) Schönheyder 12 Mar 1831 - 16 Mar 1843 Frans Vilhelm Ferdinand (b. 1790 - d. 1843) Ahlefeldt Laurvigen 30 Dec 1843 - 1 Aug 1866 Lucas Peter von Bretton (b. 1797 - d. 1880) 1 Aug 1866 - 1 Jul 1879 Gottlob Emil Georg Frederik baron Rosenkrantz (b. 1803 - d. 1884) 19 Dec 1879 - 31 Dec 1885 Georg Frederik Tillisch (b. 1835 - d. 1917) 1 Jan 1886 - 3 Sep 1905 Jacob Philip Andreas Skrike (b. 1840 - d. 1905) 27 Sep 1905 - 1911 Anders Dybdal (b. 1852 - d. 1915) 1 Apr 1911 - 1 Oct 1921 Harry Rowland Howard Grøn (b. 1861 - d. 1931) 1921 - 1931 Lauritz Nicolai Trolle-Friis (b. 1874 - d. 1936) 1931 - 1947 Sophus Buchwald (b. 1877 - d. 1957) 1948 - 1969 Egede Larsen (b. 1899 - d. 1986) 1969 - 31 Mar 1970 .... (acting) Hald Amt 1662 Hald Amt. 6 May 1789 Part of Hald og Skivehus Amter. Lensmand 1658 - 16 Dec 1660 Ove Brostrupsøn Gjedde (b. 1594 - d. 1660) 1660 - 1661 Dorthe Knudsdatter Urne (f)(acting) (b. 1600 – d. 1667) 1661 - 24? Jul 1671 Ebbe Gyldenstierne (b. 1620 – d. 1680) Amtmaend 1671 - 1789 the amtmaend of Viborg Skivehus Amt 1662 Skivehus Amt 6 May 1789 Hald og Skivehus Amter. 10 Mar 1794 Part of Viborg Amt. Lensmand 1 May 1656 - 1 Aug 1663 Mogens Arenfeldt (b. 1604 - d. 1671) Amtmaend 1663 - 24 Jul 1671 Ebbe Gyldenstjerne (b. 1586 - d. 1677) 24 Jul 1671 - May 1682 Christen Skeel (b. 1623 - d. 1688) 11 May 1682 - Jan 1714 Henrik Müller til Lönborggaard (b. 1635 - d. 1717) 15 Jan 1714 - 23 Feb 1741 Selio Muller (b. 1669 - d. 1750) 23 Feb 1741 - 9 Apr 1755 Henrik Müller til Astrup (b. 1706 - d. 1755) 22 Apr 1755 - 1 Jul 1773 Verner Rosenkrantz (b. 1700 - d. 1777) 1 Jul 1773 - 19 Aug 1773 Mathias Vilhelm Hvitfeldt (b. 1724 - d. 1803) 26 Aug 1773 - 6 May 1789 Kristian Karl Gabel (b. 1724 - d. 1800) 1789 - 1794 the amtmaend of Viborg Aarhus (Århus) Stift 16.. Aarhus Stift. 1 Apr 1970 Part of Århus Amt (see Denmark Counties). Stiftamtmaend og Amtmaend 29 Mar 1763 - 1 Jul 1780 Peder Rosenørn (b. 1711 - d. 1790) 17 Aug 1780 - 26 May 1784 Kristian Frederik Güldencrone (b. 1741 - d. 1788) 26 May 1784 - 22 Dec 1802 Ove Høegh Guldberg (b. 1731 - d. 1781) 1 Jan 1803 - 25 May 1804 Kaspar Vilhelm von Munthe af (b. 1744 - d. 1811) Morgenstierne 25 May 1804 - 1 Jul 1820 Frederik Julius Christian (b. 1765 - d. 1824) Güldencrone 1 Jul 1820 - 29 Sep 1828 Peter Otto Rosenørn (b. 1784 - d. 1828) 8 Nov 1828 - 1 Feb 1843 Carl Gustav Rosenørn (b. 1748 - d. 1858) 2 Feb 1843 - 6 Nov 1857 Jens Andreas Graah (b. 1787 - d. 1873) 1 Jan 1858 - 1868 Thorkil Christian Dahl (b. 1807 - d. 1872) 1868 - 31 Mar 1870 Carl Bodilius Dahl (b. 1810 - d. 1870) 1 Apr 1870 - 25 Jul 1894 Theodor August Jes Regenburg (b. 1815 - d. 1895) 1894 - 1895 Anthonius Michael Napoleon Krieger (b. 1858 - d. 1940) (acting) 1 Jun 1895 - 1915 Carl Vilhelm Johannes Dreyer (b. 1845 - d. 1934) 1 Nov 1915 - 30 Jun 1926 Hans Carl Dons (b. 1855 - d. 1935) 1 Jul 1926 - 15 Jun 1951 Valdemar Hvidt (b. 1881 - d. 1963) 1 Jul 1951 - 1970 H.G. Lorentzen (b. 1905 - d. ....) Aarhusgaard eller Havreballegaard 1660 - 1671 Aarhusgaard eller Havreballegaard Amt. Amtmaend 1 May 1660 - Jun 1661 Henrik Thott (b. 1606 - d. 1675) 12 Jun 1661 - 23 May 1666 Erik Rosenkrantz (b. 1612 - d. 1681) 23 May 1666 - 1 Jun 1671 Jørgen Friis Stjernholm Amt 1660 - 1671 Stjernholm Amt. Lensmand 16.. - 9 Jul 1659 Laurids Ulfeldt til Egeskov (b. 1605 – d. 1659) 9 Jul 1659 – 1660 Else Olufsdatter Parsberg (f) (b. 1624 - d. 1684) (acting) 1 May 1660 - 1 May 1661 Henning Pogwisch til Hollufgaard (b. 1611 - d. 1664) 12 Jun 1661 - 1 Jan 1665 Erik Rosenkrantz (b. 1612 - d. 1681) 1 Jan 1665 - 24 Jul 1671 Peder Jensen Hammel (d. 1680) Kalø Amt 1660 - 1671 Kalø Amt 1683 - 1793 Kalø Amt (restored). Lensmand 1 May 1660 - 1 May 1666 Erik Rosenkrantz (b. 1612 - d. 1681) 16 Jun 1666 - 1 Jun 1671 Jørgen Friis Amtmaend 6 Mar 1683 - 9 Dec 1704 Kristian Joakim Gersdorff (b. 1644 - d. 1725) 9 Dec 1704 - 21 Nov 1741 Joakim von Gersdorff (b. 1677 - d. 1745) 21 Nov 1741 - 24 May 1757 Kristian Frederik von Gersdorff (b. 1707 - d. 1757) 13 Jun 1757 - 6 Jan 1777 Kristian Rudolf Filip von Gersdorff (b. 1723 - d. 1800) 6 Jan 1777 - 7 Sep 1793 Povl Rosenørn von Gersdorff (b. 1743 - d. 1810) Havreballegaard Stjernholm og Kale Amter 1671 - 1683/86 Havreballegaard Stjernholm og Kale Amter. Amtmaend 26 May1671-1683/23May 1686 the Stiftamtmaend of Aarhus Stift Havreballegaard og Stjernholm Amter 1686 - 1799 Havreballegaard og Stjernholm Amter. Amtmaend 30 May 1686 - 7 Nov 1799 the Stiftamtmaend of Aarhus Stift Silkeborg Amt 1660 - 1671 Silkeborg Amt. Amtmaend 1 May 1658 - 1 May 1665 Hans Friis (b. 1625 - d. 1697) (Lensmand to 24 Dec 1664) 1 May 1665 - 1 May 1671 Ebbe Gyldenstjerne (b. 1586 - d. 1677) Mariager Klosters Amt 1660 - 1671 Mariager Klosters Amt. Befalingsmand 9 Apr 1658 - 17 Aug 1669 Ove Juul (b. 1615 - d. 1686) Amtmaend 7 Aug 1669 - 26 May 1671 Peder Charisius (b. 1608 - d. 1685) Silkeborg og Mariager Amter 1671 - 1716 Silkeborg og Mariager Amter. Amtmaend 26 May 1671 - May 1677 Ebbe Gyldenstjerne (b. 1586 - d. 1677) 14 May 1677 - Mar 1686 Frederik Ulrik von Schult (b. c.1635 - d. bf.1710) 6 Mar 1686 - 8 Feb 1707 Knud Gjedde (b. c.1635 - d. 1707) 8 Feb 1707 - 29 May 1716 Hans Nansen (b. 1670 - d. 1716) Dronningborg Amt 1660 - 1716 Dronningborg Amt. Lensmand 1 May 1660 - Sep 1661 Henrik Rantzau (b. 1599 - d. 1674) 12 Sep 1661 - 7 Aug 1669 Ove Juul (b. 1615 - d. 1686) Amtmaend 7 Aug 1669 - 1 May 1671 Peder Charisius (b. 1608 - d. 1685) 1 May 1671 - May? 1677 Ebbe Gyldenstjerne (b. 1586 - d. 1677) 14 May 1677 - May? 1682 Frederik Ulrik von Schult (b. c.1635 - d. bf.1710) 12 May 1682 - 5 Nov 1697 Kristoffer Godskesen Lindenov (b. 1612 - d. 1697) 23 Nov 1697 - 21 Feb 1699 Frederik Vind (b. 1662 - d. 1702) 18 Mar 1699 - 15 Dec 1707 Holger Reedtz (b. c.1660 - d. 1707) 9 Jan 1708 - 29 May 1716 Hans Nansen (b. 1670 - d. 1716) Dronningborg Silkeborg og Mariager Amter 1716 - 1793 Dronningborg Silkeborg og Mariager Amter. Amtmaend 17 Jun 1716 - 11 Nov 1730 Jens Jørgensen Seerup (b. c.1672 - d. 1739) 11 Nov 1730 - 22 Aug 1768 Ditlev Trappaud (b. c.1700 - d. 1768) 30 Sep 1768 - 11 Mar 1776 Andreas Skeel (b. 1731 - d. 1776) 11 Mar 1776 - 31 Mar 1789 Frederik Buchwald (b. 1747 - d. 1814) 1 Apr 1789 - 4 Sep 1793 Ditlev von Pentz (b. 1744 - d. 1821) Randers Amt 4 Sep 1793 Randers Amt 1 Apr 1970 Part of Aarhus Amt. Amtmaend 8 May 1793 - 1 May 1799 Povl Rosenørn von Gersdorff (b. 1743 - d. 1810) 14 Jun 1799 - 9 Sep 1801 Frederik Julius Kristian (b. 1765 - d. 1820) Güldencrone 28 Oct 1801 - 1 Oct 1805 Jens Benzon (b. 1767 - d. 1839) 1 Oct 1805 - 1 Feb 1820 Peter Severin Fønss (b. 1764 - d. 1821) 1 Feb 1820 - 17 Feb 1827 Christian Ludvig Stemann (b. 1791 - d. 1857) 5 Apr 1827 - 19 May 1854 Wilhelm Conrad Lorentz (b. 1787 - d. 1854) 1 Jun 1854 - 1 Apr 1885 Matthias Hans Rosenørn (b. 1814 - d. 1902) 1 Apr 1885 - 1 Apr 1910 Johan Christoffer Hoppe (b. 1841 - d. 1933) 1 Apr 1910 - 1938 Hans Andersen (b. 1868 - d. 1962) 1 Apr 1938 - 1961 Povl Holck (b. 1892 - d. 1968) 1962 - 31 Mar 1970 Jean Ricard (b. 1903 - d. 1979) Ringkjøbing Amt 19 Mar 1794 Ringkjøbing Amt (from 1 Apr 1970 see: Denmark Counties). Amtmaend 8 May 1794 - 27 Sep 1805 Kristian Frederik Hansen (b. 1737 - d. 1807) 27 Sep 1805 - 1 Jul 1820 Peder Otto Rosenørn (b. 1778 - d. 1828) 1 Jul 1820 - 5 Apr 1827 Wilhelm Conrad Lorentz (b. 1787 - d. 1854) 23 May 1827 - 11 Feb 1837 Johan Ferdinand de Neergaard (b. 1796 - d. 1846) 15 Apr 1837 - 23 Mar 1843 Frederik Ferdinand Tillisch (b. 1801 - d. 1889) 20 Apr 1843 - 18 Feb 1860 Johan Sigismund Schulin (b. 1808 - d. 1880) 1860 - 5 Mar 1868 Jørgen Detlev Trampe (b. 1807 - d. 1868) 1 Jul 1868 - 1873 Carl Ludvig Adolph (von) Benzon (b. 1823 - d. 1891) 20 May 1873 - 1886 Johan Frederik Bardenfleth (b. 1835 - d. 1890) 1 Jul 1886 - 1 Jun?1895 Carl Vilhelm Johannes Dreyer (b. 1845 - d. 1934) 1 Jul 1895 - 1 Oct 1903 Gustav Hakon Valdemar Feddersen (b. 1848 - d. 1912) 1 Oct 1903 - 1915 Hans Carl Dons (b. 1855 - d. 1935) 1 Nov 1915 - 1 Nov 1920 Viggo Rothe Haarløv (b. 1872 - d. 1931) 1 Nov 1920 - 1 Nov 1926 Gustav Toft (b. 1879 - d. 1950) 1 Nov? 1926 - 1951 Andreas V. Karberg (b. 1881 - d. 1961) 1 Jul 1951 - 1 Apr 1958 Hans Bertram Sommer-Andersen (b. 1888 - d. 1962) 1 Apr 1958 - 1965 Aage Rangel-Nielsen (b. 1908 - d. 1965) 1965 - 30 Sep 1979 Arthur Johan Bach (b. 1909 - d. 1985) Ribe Amt 1660 Riberhus Amt 4 Sep 1793 Ribe Amt (from 1 Apr 1970 see: Denmark Counties). Amtmaend 1 May 1658 - 28 Mar 1674 Hans Schack (b. 1609 - d. 1676) 28 Mar 1674 - 1 Jul 1683 Otto Diderik von Schack (b. 1652 - d. 1683) 28 Jul 1683 - 26 Dec 1697 Frants Eberhard von Speckhan (b. 1626 - d. 1697) Dec 1697 - 16 Mar 1711 Hans Schack (b. 1676 - d. 1719) 16 Mar 1711 - 12 Nov 1725 Henrik Ernst von Kalnein (b. 1657 - d. 1726) 24 Nov 1725 – 3 Aug 1748 Christian Carl Gabel (b. 1679 - d. 1748) 27 Sep 1748 – 27 Oct 1750 Holger Andersen Skeel (b. 1699 - d. 1764) 10 Nov 1750 – 4 Jun 1754 Frederik Oertz (b. 1712 - d. 1779) 4 Jun 1754 – 26 May 1760 Georg Frederik von Holstein (b. 1717 - d. 1772) 26 May 1760 – 26 Apr 1768 Hans Schack (b. 1735 - d. 1796) 26 Apr 1768 – 27 Apr 1781 Theodosius von Levetzau (b. 1742 - d. 1817) 27 Apr 1781 – 22 Dec 1790 Christian Urne (b. 1749 - d. 1821) 26 Jan 1791 – 27 May 1796 Johan Carl Frederik von Hellfried (b. 1739 - d. 1810) 27 May 1796 – 12 Nov 1810 Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke (b. 1755 - d. 1835) 1 Jan 1811 – 17 Oct 1822 Hans Hansen Koefoed (b. 1750 - d. 1822) 16 Nov 1822 – 1 Oct 1828 Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold (b. 1787 - d. 1844) 1 Oct 1828 – 1 Jul 1852 Marius Sabinus Wilhelm Sponneck (b. 1787 - d. 1874) 1 Jul 1852 – 1855 Hans Helmuth von Lüttichau (b. 1794 - d. 1869) 11 May 1855 – 1884 Henrik Christian Nielsen (b. 1805 - d. 1885) 1 Jul 1884 – 18 Nov 1892 Hannes Kristján Steingrímur Finsen (b. 1828 - d. 1892) 22 Dec 1892 – 1 Apr 1899 Johan Henrich Ahnfeldt (b. 1851 - d. 1905) 1 Sep 1899 – 1 Oct 1921 Gustav Carl Vilhelm Heinrich (b. 1845 - d. 1929) Stemann 1 Nov 1921 – 1937 Peter Herschend (b. 1881 - d. 1963) 1937 – 1959 Ulrik Christian Friis (b. 1890 - d. 1959) 1959 - 8 Feb 1977 Ebbe Morten Edelberg (b. 1909 - d. 1977) Skanderborg Amt c.1302 Skanderborg Slot Len. 1660 - 1661 Skanderborg Amt 1661 - 1799 Skanderborg og Aakjaer Amter. 1793 - 4 May 1824 Part of Aarhus. 4 May 1824 Skanderborg Amt (restored). 27 Jul 1867 - 1 Apr 1942 Part of Aarhus. 1 Apr 1942 Skanderborg Amt (restored again). 1 Apr 1970 Divided between Vejle amt and Aarhus amt (see Denmark Counties). Lensmand 1 May 1660 - 1 May 1661 Gunde Rosenkrantz (b. 1604 - d. 1675) 1 May 1661 - 1 May 1664 Klemmend Klemmendsen Amtmaend 1 May 1664 - 1 May 1670 Korfitz Trolle (b. 1628 - d. 1684) 1 May 1670 - 1 Jan 1680 Kristoffer Sehested (b. 1627 - d. 1699) 1 Jan 1680 - 13 May 1681 Markvor Rodsten (b. 1625 - d. 1681) 1 Jan 1682 - 31 Aug 1700 Joakim Schack (b. 1628 - d. 1700) 1 Sep 1700 - 12 Oct 1728 Jørgen Grabow til Urup (b. c.1670 - d. 1728) 20 Oct 1728 - 28 Oct 1730 Klaus Reventlow (b. 1693 - d. 1758) 28 Oct 1730 - 11 Mar 1778 Frederik Ludvig von Woyda (b. 1697 - d. 1778) 6 Apr 1778 - 14 Jun 1799 Hans Løvenhjelm von Bülow (b. 1737 - d. 1803) 1799 - 1824 part of Aarhus 9 Mar 1824 - 12 Mar 1825 Niels Preben Rosenkrantz (b. 1795 - d. 1825) 23 Apr 1825 - 26 Sep 1826 Karl Gustav Rosenørn (b. 1784 - d. 1858) 26 Sep 1826 - 13 Sep 1828 Marius Sabinus Vilhelm Sponneck (b. 1787 - d. 1874) 8 Nov 1828 - 25 Oct 1837 Frederik Urne (b. 1794 - d. 1837) 1 Nov 1837 - 19 Jan 1838 Lauritz Andreas Bernth (b. 1782 - d. 1860) 20 Jan 1838 - 7 Feb 1855 Hans Lindholm (b. 1798 - d. 1858) 1 Apr 1855 - 1867 Johan Christian Bille-Brahe (b. 1819 - d. 1899) 1867 - 1942 part of Aarhus 1 Apr 1942 - 1965 Ernst Ferdinand Gustav Schau (b. 1895 - d. 1968) 1965 - 31 Mar 1970 Niels K. Møllmann (b. 1913 - d. 1990) Aakjaer Amt 1660 - 1661 Aakjaer Amt. Lensmand 1 May 1660 - 6 Apr 1661 Niels Banner (b. 1622 - d. 1670) Ribe Stift Stiftsbefalingsmand 12 Apr 1658 - 28 Mar 1674 Hans Schack til Møgeltønder (b. 1609 - d. 1676) 28 Mar 1674 - 1 Jun 1683 Otto Diderik Schack (b. 1652 - d. 1683) 26 Jul 1683 - 26 Dec 1697 Frans Eberhard von Speckhan (b. 1628 - d. 1697) Dec 1697 - 16 Mar 1711 Hans Schack Greve til Schackenborg (b. 1676 - d. 1719) 16 Mar 1711 - 12 Nov 1725 Henrik Ernst Calnein (Kalnein) (b. 1657 - d. 1726) 24 Nov 1725 - 3 Aug 1748 Kristian Karl Gabel (b. 1679 - d. 1748) Stiftamtmand 27 Sep 1748 - 27 Oct 1750 Holger Skeel til Birkelse (b. 1699 - d. 1764) 10 Nov 1750 - 4 Jun 1754 Frederik greve Oertz (b. 1712 - d. 1779) 4 Jun 1754 - 26 May 1760 Georg Frederik von Holstein (b. 1717 - d. 1772) 26 May 1760 - 26 Apr 1768 Hans Schack Greve til Schackenborg (b. 1735 - d. 1796) 26 Apr 1768 - 27 Apr 1781 Theodosius von Levetzau (b. 1742 - d. 1817) 27 Apr 1781 - 22 Dec 1790 Kristian Urne (b. 1749 - d. 1821) 26 Jan 1791 - 27 May 1796 Johan Karl Frederik Hellfried (b. 1739 - d. 1810) 27 May 1796 - 12 Nov 1810 Verner Jasper Andreas Moltke (b. 1755 - d. 1835) 1 Jan 1811 - 17 Oct 1822 Hans Koefoed (b. 1750 - d. 1822) 16 Nov 1822 - 1 Oct 1828 Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold (b. 1787 - d. 1844) 1 Oct 1828 - 1 Jul 1852 Marius Sabinas Vilhelm greve (b. 1787 - d. 1874) Sponneck 1 Jul 1852 - 31 Mar 1970 .... Koldinghus Amt 1660 Koldinghus Amt 1796 Part of Vejle Amt. Lensmand 29 Apr 1653 - 28 Jun 1662 Steen Bille til Kjaersgaard (b. 1606 - d. 1672) Amtmaend 1 May 1662 - 29 Mar 1665 Wulf von Buchwald (b. c.1614 - d. af.1706) 1665 - 1667 Johan Badenhaupt (acting) (d. 1669) 1668 - Jan 1671 Morten Skinkel (b. 1628 - d. 1691) 26 May 1671 - 1676 Otto Bille (d. 1676) 1 May 1676 - 1678 Frederik von Vieregge (b. 1630 - d. 1684) 23 Apr 1678 - 1 Jan 1679 Hannibal friherre von Degenfeld (b. 1648 – d. 1691) 1 Jan 1679 - 29 Aug 1684 Ditlev Rantzau (b. 1617 - d. 1684) 9 May 1685 - 8 Mar 1699 Simon Claus Schwartz (d. 1699) 21 Mar 1699 - 1727 Ludvig Ernst von Woyda (b. 1660 - d. 1729) 1727 - 4 Jun 1733 Johan von Jessen (b. 1693 - d. 1733) 6 Oct 1733 - 18 Nov 1737 Eggert Christoffer von Linstow (b. 1695 - d. 1774) 19 Nov 1737 - 27 Sep 1746 Frederik greve Oertz (b. 1712 - d. 1779) 27 Sep 1746 - 21 Oct 1773 Ludvig Vilhelm von Bülow (b. 1699 - d. 1785) 21 Oct 1773 - 3 Feb 1793 Hans de Hofman (b. 1713 - d. 1793) 4 Dec 1793 - 23 Mar 1796 Benjamin Georg Sporon (b. 1741 - d. 1793) Vejle Amt 27 May 1796 Vejle amt (from 1 Apr 1970 see: Denmark Counties). Amtmaend 27 May 1796 - 27 Apr 1803 Johan Carl Frederik von Hellfried (b. 1739 - d. 1810) 27 Apr 1803 - 20 May 1820 Johan Henrik Selmer (b. 1756 - d. 1831) 20 May 1820 - 1 Nov 1826 Herman Gerhard Treschow (b. 1780 - d. 1836) 1 Nov 1826 - 8 Nov 1828 Karl Gustav Rosenørn (b. 1787 - d. 1858) 8 Nov 1828 - 23 Mar 1848 Peter Fjeldsted Hoppe (b. 1794 - d. 1848) 23 Sep 1848 - 7 Dec 1848 Kristian Plöyen (acting) (b. 1803 - d. 1867) 1 Dec 1848 - 1862 Orla Lehmann (b. 1810 - d. 1870) 1862 Carl Ludvig Vilhelm Rømer von Nutzhorn (1st time)(acting) (b. 1828 - d. 1899) 1862 - 1868 Carl Bodilius August Dahl (b. 1810 - d. 1870) 22 Sep 1868 - 31 May 1870 Peter Frederik Schön (Schoen) 1 Jun 1870 - 29 Oct 1899 Carl Ludvig Vilhelm Rømer von (s.a.) Nutzhorn (2nd time) 14 Sep 1899 - 1 Oct 1921 Vilhelm Bardenfleth (b. 1850 - d. 1933) 1 Oct 1921 - 1937 Knud Valløe (b. 1867 - d. 1937) 1 Nov 1937 - 1 Oct 1951 Peder Hershend (b. 1881 - d. 1936) 1 Nov 1951 - 31 Mar 1970 Arne Magnus Wamberg (b. 1910 - d. 1996) (continues to 31 Mar 1980) Lundenaes Amt 1660 Lundenaes Amt 1671 Part of Lundenaes og Bøvling Amter. Lensmand 3 Apr 1658 - 1 May 1661 Erik Krag til Bramminge (b. 1620 - d. 1672) 12 Jun 1661 - 28 Oct 1663 Hans Schack (b. 1609 - d. 1676) Befalingsmand 1 Nov 1663 - 24 Jul 1671 Mogens Rosenkrantz til Glimminge (b. 1622 - d. 1695) Bøvling Amt 1660 Bøvling Amt 1671 Part of Lundenaes og Bøvling Amter. Befalingsmand 1 May 1658 - 1 May 1664 Corfitz Trolle til Sandholt (b. 1628 - d. 1684) 12 Jul 1664 - 24 Jul 1671 Henrik Ruse til Savart (b. 1624 - d. 1679) Lundenaes og Bøvling Amter 1671 - 1794 Lundenaes og Bøvling Amter. Amtmaend 26 May 1671 - 18 Mar 1678 Erik Quitzou (b. 1616 - d. 1678) 31 Mar 1678 - 1681 Niels Sehested til Mullerup (b. bf.1630 - d. 1681) 1681 - 11 Dec 1711 Jørgen Grubbe Kaas (b. 1643 - d. 1711) (acting to 7 Jul 1682) 22 Mar 1712 - 24 Feb 1723 Jørgen Lund (d. 1723) 9 Apr 1723 - 20 Jul 1724 Hans Eifler (Eyffler) (d. 1724) 7 Aug 1724 - 1 Jan 1749 Kristian Teilmann (b. 1689 - d. 1749) 4 Feb 1749 - 1 Feb 1773 Peter de Albertin (b. 1710 - d. 1779) 1 Feb 1773 - 9 Feb 1773 Marcus Haggaeus Høyer (b. 1740 - d. 1773) 22 Feb 1773 - 1 May 1794 Kristian Frederik Hansen (b. 1737 - d. 1807) Schleswig (Slesvig) Amter Before 1864, the Duchy of Schleswig (Danish: Hertugdømmet Slesvig) was a complicated administrative patchwork. There were counties which belonged to Schleswig, but in between them were Danish royal enclaves (kongerigske enklaver), which belonged to Ribe amt. It was annexed on 24 Jan 1867 by Germany/ Prussia as part of Schleswig-Holstein province. Northern Schleswig was restored to Denmark on 15 Jun 1920 following a plebiscite. Schleswig was under a provisional government at Kiel 1848 - 25 Aug 1849 (see under German states) and 25 Aug 1849 - 13 Jul 1850 under a Prussian-Danish state administration. Heligoland island (see under Germany) was also part of Schleswig until 5 Sep 1807. Aabenraa (Åbenrå) 1544 Aabenraa (Åbenrå) amt (formerly Brundlund Len), part of the Duchy of Schleswig (under Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp 1544-1721). 1 Dec 1676 - 1679 Løgumkloster og Aabenraa amter. 30 May 1684 - 20 Jun 1689 Løgumkloster og Aabenraa amter (restored). 1713 - 1721 Occupied by Denmark. 1713 - 1848 Løgumkloster og Aabenraa amter (restored). 1721 Part of the Danish Royal domain in Duchy of Schleswig. 1848 - 16 Sep 1850 Løgumkloster og Aabenraa amter (restored again). 16 Sep 1850 - 1864 Aabenraa, Nørborg og Sønderborg amter. 1864 - 24 Jan 1867 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Germany/Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). 15 Jun 1920 Most of Bov Sogn og Byen Frøslev commune of Hanved Sogn transferred from Flensborg amt to create Aabenraa amt, within Denmark. 1 Apr 1932 Åbenrå amt merged with Sønderborg amt as Åbenrå-Sønderborg amt. 1 Apr 1970 Part of Sønderjyllands amt (see Denmark Counties). Amtmaend 1504 - 1512 Wulf Pogwisch (b. 1470 - d. 1534) 1513 - 1520 Kai Ahlefeldt 1520 - 1523 Benedikt von der Wisch 1523 - 1528? Benedikt Pogwisch 1528 - 1535 Claus von der Wisch (b. 1504 - d. 1559) 1535 - 1546 Hieronimus Rantzau (b. 1482 - d. 1567) 1546 - 1548 Benedikt Sehested (d. 1548) 1548 - 1552 Asmus Wolfsen Ahlefeldt (d. 1557) 1552 - 1562 Bertram Sested (b. 1524 - d. 1562) 1562 - 1576 Mette Caisdatter Rantzau Sested (f)(b. c.1511 - d. c.1576) 1576 - 1589 Hans Petersen (acting) 1589 - 1597 Kai Rantzau 1597 - 1605 Frederik von Ahlefeldt (b. c.1558 - d. 1607) 1605 - 1606 Clement Christophersen Gadendorp (b. 1560 - d. 1606) 1606 - 1609 Otto von Qualen (b. 1566 - d. 1620) 1609 - 1610 Peter Moritz (1st time)(acting) 1610 - 1611 Johann von Wovern (Wowern) (b. 1574 - d. 1612) 1611 - 1631 Peter Moritz (2nd time)(acting) 1631 - 1632 Otto Blome (b. 1589 - d. 1645) 1632 - 1636 Peter Moritz (3rd time)(acting) 1636 - 1641 Joachim Danckwerth (acting) (b. 1610 - d. 1690) 1641 - 1656 Johan Frederik von Winterfeldt (b. 1606 - d. 1667) 1656 - 1671 Henrik von Brockdorff (b. 1600 - d. 1671) 1671 - 1679 Hans Blome (b. 1618 - d. 1679) 1670 - 1677 Friedrich von Günderroth I 17 Feb 1677 - Oct 1679 Adolph Hans von Holsten (interim) 1679 - 1684 Friedrich von Günderroth II (b. 1641 - d. 1703) (1st time) 5 Jun 1684 - 2 Jul 1689 Wulf Blome (b. 1651 - d. 1735) 1689 - 1703 Friedrich von Günderroth II (s.a.) (2nd time) 1703 - 1713 Claus von Ahlefeldt 4 Mar 1713 - 29 Aug 1713 Hans Caspar von Platen (b. 1678 - d. 1727) 28 Aug 1714 - 16 Mar 1723 Johann Ludwig Pincier, friherre (b. 1660 - d. 1730) von Königstein 16 Sep 1723 - 25 Aug 1752 Christian Albrecht von Massau (b. c.1690 - d. 1752) 2 Oct 1752 - 13 Sep 1756 Joachim Christoph von der Lühe (b. 1696 - d. 1756) 18 Oct 1756 - 18 Nov 1768 Joachim Ehrenreich von Behr (b. 1717 - d. 1768) 19 Dec 1768 - 14 Apr 1772 Frederik Vilhelm, baron Wedel- (b. 1724 - d. 1790) Jarlsberg 22 Apr 1772 - 16 Sep 1773 Gustav Frederik, greve Holck- (b. 1733 - d. 1776) Winterfeldt 9 Sep 1773 - 22 Dec 1774 Otto Friedrich Bardenfleth (b. 1734 - d. 1800) 2 Jan 1775 - 19 May 1802 Samuel Leopold von Schmettau (b. 1743 - d. 1830) 18 Jan 1802 - 9 Sep 1808 Konrad von Blücher-Altona (b. 1764 - d. 1854) 15 Dec 1808 - 12 Dec 1829 Otto Johann von Stemann (b. 1774 - d. 1865) 16 Feb 1830 - 30 Dec 1842 Christian Ludvig Tillisch (b. 1797 - d. 1844) 12 Jan 1843 - Apr 1848 Christian von Stemann (b. 1804 - d. 1870) 1848 - 12 Oct 1849 Georg Schow (acting) (b. 1810 - d. 1889) 12 Oct 1849 - 1850 Broder Knudsen (acting) (b. 1811 - d. 1886) 29 Jul 1850 - 28 Jun 1864 Eugenius Sophus Ernst Heltzen (b. 1818 - d. 1898) Sep 1864 - 1865 Jürgen Jürgensen (b. 1815 - d. 1880) 1865 - 1867 Werner Carl Julius Gottlob (b. 1822 - d. 1889) Levetzau (continues to 1889) 1867 - 1920 Post abolished 1 Nov 1920 - 1954 Kresten Refslund Thomsen (b. 1884 - d. 1960) 1954 - 1970 Cai Vagn-Hansen (b. 1911 - d. 1990) Bredsted 2 Feb 1785 Bredsted amt (from part of Flensborg amt and Bordelum Stiftsvogtei), within the Duchy of Schleswig. 1864 - 24 Jan 1867 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Germany/Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1682 - 1768 the amtmaend of Husum 1768 - 1772 Christian Adam von Kleist (b. 1705 - d. 1778) 1772 - 1784 Gregers Christian greve Haxthausen (b. 1733 - d. 1802) 1784 - 1799 Gustav Gotthard von Blücher (b. 1737 - d. 1808) 12 Feb 1800 - 1864 the amtmaend of Husum Femern c.1315 Femern (Fehmarn) amt, of the Duchy of Schleswig. 1437 - 1491 Pledged to the Bishopric of Lübeck. 1544 - 1581 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev. 1581 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. 1713 - 1722 Occupied by Denmark. 1713 - 1722 Femern (Fehmarn) amt. 1721 Part of the Danish royal part of Duchy of Schleswig. 1730 - 1848 Femern (Fehmarn) amt (restored). 1850 - 1864 Femern (Fehmarn) amt (restored again). 1864 - 24 Jan 1867 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Germany/Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1523 Wulf Sehestedt 1526 Melchior Rantzau 1533 - 1549 Schack Rantzau 1549 - 1557 Stevert Rantzau 1557 - 1562 Breide Rantzau 1565 Jürgen Sehestedt 1578 Hans Rantzau 1592 Dietrich Blow 1614 - 1622 Aegidius von der Lancken (b. 1580 - d. 1631) 1627 Gottlieb von Hagen 1629 Detlev von Rantzau (1st time) 1633 - 1635 Christoph von Lützow 1636 - 1641 Georg von Buchwaldt 1643 - 1648 Detlev von Rantzau (2nd time) 1649 - 1665 Claus von Qualen (b. 1602 - d. 1664) 1666 - 1671 Hans Rantzau 1672 - 1679 Jasper von Buchwaldt (b. 1650 - d. 1705) 1680 - 1683 Hans Blome (1st time) (b. 1618 - d. 1689) 1683 - 1688 Bernhard von Munden 1688 - 1689 Daniel Friedrich Pauly 1689 Hans Blome (2nd time) (s.a.) 1690 - 1699 Joachim von Ahlefeldt (b. 1650 - d. 1701) 1699 - 1713 the amtmaend of Cismar 4 Mar 1713 - 20 Sep 1714 Siegfried von Ahlefeldt (d. 1714) c.1715 Johan Heinrich von Lohendal (b. 1671 - d. 1747) 27 May 1716 - 16 Feb 1722 Joachim Friedrich von der Lühe (b. 1748 - d. 1809) 20 Mar 1722 - 30 Jun 1729 Burchard Reinhold Hartmann 11 Nov 1730 - 23 Feb 1741 Friedrich Wilhelm von Herzberg 23 Feb 1741 - 3 Apr 1742 Joachim von Friccius (b. 1707 - d. 1742) 20 Apr 1742 - 12 Apr 1745 Friedrich Bierman von Ehrenschild (b. c.1690 - d. 1745) 3 Jun 1745 - 30 Oct 1778 Ernst Ludwig von Hattenbach (d. 1778) 26 Mar 1779 - 1 Apr 1789 Friederich Ludwig von Vieregg 1 Apr 1789 - 5 Mar 1795 Adam Christopher von Struve (d. 1795) 25 Aug 1795 - 1809 Johann Conrad Müller (b. 1736 - d. 1828) 1809 - 25 Nov 1823 Christian Ernst Müller 25 Nov 1823 - 3 Aug 1830 Frederik Vilhelm Casper Benzon (b. 1791 - d. 1832) 3 Aug 1830 - 17 Apr 1841 Friedrich Ferdinand von Levetzow (b. 1802 - d. 1884) 1 May 1841 - 10 Sep 1850 Ludwig Friedrich Carl Wilhelm von (b. 1805 - d. 1889) Moltke 10 Sep 1850 - 6 Apr 1864 Broder Knudsen (b. 1811 - d. 1886) 1864 - 1865 Hans Christian Matthiesen (b. 1792 - d. 1876) 1865 Ludwig von Reventlow (b. 1824 - d. 1893) 1866 Conrad Friedrich Emil Theodor (b. 1808 - d. 1873) Sarauw Flensborg Mar 1431 - 1848 Flensborg amt, of the Duchy of Schleswig. 1850 - 1864 Flensborg amt (restored). 1864 - 24 Jan 1867 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Germany/Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). 15 Jun 1920 Most of Bov Sogn og Frøslev commune of Hanved Sogn transferred from Flensborg amt to create Aabenraa amt, within Denmark. Amtmaend 1431 – 1437 Henning von der Hagen (Henneke von Hagen) 1443 - 1446 Henrik Reventlow (d. 1465) 1450 - 1452 Otte Split 1452 – 1458 Godske Clausen von Ahlefeldt (b. 1400 - d. 1476) 1458 - 1460 Henneke (Henning) von Ahlefeldt (b. 1430 - d. 1500) 1460 – 1468/9 Hartwig Schinkel 1468/69 - 1469/70 Henneke Walstorp (d. 1490) 1470 - 1471? Henrik Ahlefeldt 1471 - 14.. Otto Ditlevsen Walstorp (b. 1435 - d. 1487) 1480 - 148. Marquard von Ahlefeldt 1483 Peter von Ahlefeldt 1483 - 1488 Joachim Ditlevsen Reventlow (b. 1450 - d. 1519) 1489 - 14.. Otto Rantzau (b. 1450 - d. 1511) 1492 - 1493 Ludde Brodersen (b. 1460 - d. ....) 1493 - 1498 Hans Johansen Lindenov (b. c.1450 - d. 1536) 1498 - 1504 Borkvard Krummediek (b. c.1438 - d. 1505) 1505 Lüder Storm 1505? - 1506 Poul Brejde 1506 - 1512 Henrik Rantzau 1513 – 1518 Hans Johansen Lindenau 1519 - 1523 Ditlev Sivertsen Brockdorff (b. c.1500 - d. 1538) 1523 - 1525 Claus von der Wisch 1525 – 1528 Wulf Pogwisch (b. 1485 – d. 1554) 1528 - 21 Aug 1539 Melchior Hansen Rantzau (d. 1539) 1540 - 1543 Jesper Hansen Rantzau (1st time) (b. 1485 - d. 1562) 1543 - 1545 Iven Reventlow (b. 1495 - d. 1569) 1545 - 1560 Jesper Hansen Rantzau (2nd time) (s.a.) 1560 - 1571 Bertram von Ahlefeldt (b. 1508 - d. 1571) 1571 - 1590 Peter Rantzau (b. 1538 - d. 1595) 1590 - 1593 Gert Rantzau (b. 1558 - d. 1629) 1593 - 1599 Heinrich von Ahlefeldt 1599 – 1600 Hans Hartmann 1600 - 1606 Balthasar von Ahlefeldt (b. 1559 - d. 1626) 1606 – 1616 Claus von Ahlefeldt (b. 1543 - d. 1616) 1616 - 2 Dec 1620 Otto von Qualen (b. 1566 - d. 1620) 1621 - 1649 Cai von Ahlefeldt (b. 1591 - d. 1670) 1649 - 1652 Christian von Pentz (b. 1600 - d. 1651) 1 May 1652 - 13 Oct 1679 Detlev von Ahlefeldt (b. 1617 - d. 1686) 24 Oct 1679 – 30 Jan 1705 Henning Reventlow (b. 1640 - d. 1705) 30 Jan 1705 - 17 Jan 1725 Ulrich Adolf von Holstein (b. 1664 - d. 1739) 17 Jan 1725 - 19 May 1728 Adam Christopher Herzog von (b. 1706 - d. 1728) Holstein 2 Jul 1728 - 20 May 1760 Christian Ditlev, greve von (b. 1707 - d. 1760) Holstein-Holsteinborg 26 May 1760 - 8 Mar 1772 Georg Frederik von Holstein (b. 1717 - d. 1772) 1 Apr 1772 - 15 Mar 1784 Gregers Christian greve von (b. 1733 - d. 1802) Haxthausen 5 Apr 1784 - 24 May 1784 Cai Friedrich Graf von Reventlow (b. 1753 - d. 1834) 24 May 1784 - 17 May 1787 Carl Engel Ernst von Schack (b. 1750 - d. 1811) 8 Aug 1787 - 7 Nov 1808 Nicolai Theodor von Ployart (b. 1741 - d. 1821) 15 Jul 1809 – 3 Jun 1811 Friedrich Carl Feldmann 3 Jun 1811 - 31 Jan 1818 Friedrich Heinrich Christian (b. 1781 - d. 1851) Johannsen 31 Jan 1818 - 28 Oct 1820 Joachim Gottsche von Levetzau (b. 1782 - d. 1859) 12 Dec 1820 - 22 Apr 1829 Christian Lenthe, baron af Adeler (b. 1784 - d. 1844) 2 Jun 1829 - 8 Apr 1831 Heinrich Anna, greve Reventlow- (b. 1798 - d. 1869) Criminil 27 Apr 1831 - 26 Aug 1834 Heinrich, greve Reventlow (b. 1796 - d. 1841) 4 Feb 1835 - 25 Aug 1843 Cai Wilhelm Georg von Rumohr (b. 1797 - d. 1879) 28 Sep 1843 - 16 Jun 1848 Karl Ludvig von Warnstedt (b. 1808 - d. 1868) (1st time) 1848 Friedrich Karl Ferdinand Jacobsen (b. 1798 - d. 1875) 1848 – 1849 Willibald von Rumohr 27 Jul 1850 - 10 Sep 1850 Karl Ludvig von Warnstedt (s.a.) (2nd time) 11 Sep 1850 - 8 Jun 1856 Friedrich Hermann Wolfhagen (b. 1808 - d. 1894) (1st time) 1856 - 21 Nov 1859 Vilhelm Ferdinand, baron Wedell- (b. 1827 - d. 1914) Wedellsborg (1st time)(acting) 21 Dec 1859 - 24 Feb 1860 Friedrich Hermann Wolfhagen (s.a.) (2nd time) 2 Jul 1861 - 12 Mar 1864 Vilhelm Ferdinand, baron Wedell- (s.a.) Wedellsborg (2nd time) 1864 - 1865 Paul Friedrich Werner Hugo Kraus (b. 1818 - d. 1900) 1865 - 1867 Traugott Graf von Baudissin-Borstel(b. 1831 - d. 1905) Gottorp 1544 - 1721 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. 1639 Gottorp (Gottdorf) amt, of the Duchy of Schleswig. 1721 Part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Schleswig. 1841 - 1848 Gottorp og Hütten amter. 1850 - 1864 Gottorp og Hütten amter (restored). Feb 1864 - 24 Jan 1867 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Germany/Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Dukes of Schleswig and Holstein at Gottorp (Hertug af Slesvig-Holsten-Gottorp/Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp) 1544 - 1 Oct 1586 Adolf (b. 1526 - d. 1586) 1 Oct 1586 - 15 Jun 1587 Frederick II (b. 1568 - d. 1587) 15 Jun 1587 - 18 Oct 1590 Philip (b. 1570 - d. 1590) 18 Oct 1590 - 31 Mar 1616 Johann Adolf (b. 1575 - d. 1616) 31 Mar 1616 - 10 Aug 1659 Frederick III (b. 1597 - d. 1659) 10 Aug 1659 - 6 Jan 1695 Christian Albert (b. 1641 - d. 1695) 6 Jan 1695 - 19 Jul 1702 Frederick IV (b. 1671 - d. 1702) 19 Jul 1702 - 1721 Charles Frederick (b. 1700 - d. 1739) Amtmaend c.1442 Hartig Kule 1443 – 1461 Otto Split 1461 - 146. Claus Ratlow (Ratlau) (d. 1490) c.1465 Heinrich Rantzau 1480 – 1483 Hans von Ahlefeldt 1483 – 1489 Wulf Sehested 1490 – 1491 Henneke Ritzenow 1493 – 1495 Jasper von Bockwold 149. – 1498 Otto Rantzau 1498 – 1508 Tonnies Rantzau (d. 1533) 1510 – 1515 Otto Ritzenow 1515 - 1523 Claus von der Wisch 1523 – 1524 Heinrich von Ahlefeldt 1525 - 1532 Ditlev von Ahlefeldt 1533 - 1534 Iven Joachimsen Reventlow (b. 1495 - d. 1569) 1534 - 1544 Jasper Rantzau (b. 1495 - d. 1562) 1544 - 1550? Henrik Rantzau 1550 - 1553? Johan (or Jacob) Rantzau (b. 1492 - d. 1565) 1553? - 1560 Henrik Rantzau (b. 1501 - d. 1561) 1560? - 1562 Bertram Sehested 1562 - 1570 Moritz Rantzau (b. 1527 - d. 1572) 1570 - 1577 Hans Didriksen Blome (b. 1538 - d. 1599) 1577 - 1580 Ove Rantzau (b. 1530 - d. 1585) 1580 - 1581 Vacant 1581 - 1 May 1586 Josias von Qualen (b. c.1540 - d. 1586) 1587 - 1589 Sivert Rantzau (b. 1549 - d. 1604) 1589 - 1590 Claus Rantzau 1590 (9 weeks) Kay Rantzau 1591 - 1597 Heinrich Blome 1597 - 1601 Georg Sehested 1601 - 1611 Heinrich von Buchwald (b. c.1550 - d. 1616) 1611 - 30 Mar 1612 Johan von Wower (d. 1612) Mar 1612 - 31 Mar 1616 the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1616 - 1629 Godske Wensin (b. 1565 - d. 1639) 1629 - 15 Nov 1631 Egidius von der Lancken (b. 1580 - d. 1631) 1631 - 1646 Jörgen von der Wisch (b. 1594 - d. 1649) 1646 - 1652 Johannes Hecklauer (acting) (b. 1596 - d. 1652) 1652 - 1658 Konrad von Wassenberg (acting) 1658 – 1660 Jodokus Barenholz 1660 - 1665 Detlev von Ahlfeldt 1665 - 1670 Hans Heinrich Kielmann von Kielmannsegg (b. 1636 - d. 1689) 1671 - 1673 Heirich Günther von Baudissin (b. 1641 - d. 1673) 1671 - 1679 Hans Adolph von Buchwald (b. 1631 - d. 1679) 25 Nov 1679 - 1684 Jasper von Buchwald (1st time) 5 Jun 1684 - 2 Jul 1689 Conrad greve af Reventlow (b. 1644 - d. 1708) 1689 - 1694 Jasper von Buchwald (2nd time) 1694 - 1702 Frederik Rantzau (b. 1659 - d. 1723) 1703 - 1709 Christian August von Berckentin (b. 1666 - d. 1734) 1709 - 1714 Detlev von Brockdorff (b. 1676 - d. 1748) 4 Mar 1713 - 2 Dec 1721 Ditlev Vibe (b. 1670 - d. 1731) 22 Dec 1721 - 24 Mar 1741 Wilhelm Moritz Münch von Buseck (b. 1665 - d. 1741) 15 Apr 1741 - 26 Nov 1746 Carl von Holstein (b. 1700 - d. 1763) 6 Dec 1746 - 28 Aug 1767 Bernhard Hartwich von Plessen (b. 1709 - d. 1767) 9 Sep 1767 - 3 Jun 1770 Johan Henrik von Ahlefeldt (b. 1725 - d. 1770) 12 Jun 1770 - 1 Jul 1791 Joachim Ulrich von Sperling (b. 1741 - d. 1791) 7 Sep 1791 - 21 Oct 1801 Ditlev Christian von Rumohr (b. 1724 - d. 1808) 21 Oct 1801 - 27 Apr 1813 Jürgen von Ahlefeldt (b. 1748 - d. 1823) 27 Apr 1813 - 26 Dec 1826 Adolf Vilhelm Schack von Staffeldt (b. 1769 - d. 1826) 14 Apr 1827 - 11 Apr 1831 Detlev Heinrich von Bülow (b. 1782 - d. 1855) 20 Apr 1831 - 7 Sep 1846 Ludwig Nicolaus von Scheele (b. 1796 - d. 1874) 21 Nov 1846 - 27 Jul 1850 Fridrich Nicolaus Adam Paul Ludvig friherre Liliencron (b. 1806 - d. 1893) 19 Nov 1850 - 23 Oct 1856 Mathias Davids (b. 1800 - d. 1877) 23 Oct 1856 - 14 Feb 1864 Ulrich Adolph von Holstein (b. 1803 - d. 1864) 1864 - 1865 Friedrich Ferdinand Karl Jacobsen (b. 1798 - d. 1875) Haderslev 1455 Haderslevhus (Hansborg) Len. 1649 Haderslev Amt, of the Duchy of Schleswig. 9 Feb 1784 - Apr 1784 Divided into Haderslev Vesteramt and Haderslev Østeramt. 21 Oct 1789 - 1 Jun 1791 Re-divided into Haderslev Vesteramt and Haderslev Østeramt. 1 Jun 1791 - 1848 Haderslev amt. 1850 - 1864 Haderslev amt (restored). 1 Feb 1864 - 24 Jan 1867 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Germany/Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). 15 Jun 1920 Haderslev amt (restored again), within Denmark. 1 Apr 1970 Part of Sønderjyllands amt (see Denmark Counties). Lensmaend 1455 - 14.. Wulf Clausen von der Wisch 1470 - 14.. Henneke Starke (d. 1479) 1483 - 14.. Peter Rantzau Krummendiek 1495 - 1499 Hans Henriksen Rantzau 1499 - 15.. Jørgen Henriksen Blome 1509 - 1512 Henrik Benedictsen von Ahlefeldt 1512 - 15.. Claus Benedictsen von Ahlefeldt (d. 1531) 1523 - 15.. Wulf Tammesen Sture 1533 - 1539 Mikkel Lydersen Heesten (d. 1548) 1539 - 1542 Brücke Rantzau 1542 - 1544 Henrik Ottosen Rantzau 1544 - 1545 Jesper Hansen Rantzau (d. 1562) 1545 - 1549 Gosche Rantzau zu Nienhof 1549 - 1564 Siegfried Rantzau zu Neuhaus 1564 - 1580 Lorenz Wensin zu Rohlsdorf (b. c.1530 - d. bf.1582) 1580 - 1581 Mogens Eriksen Kaas (d. 1582) 1581 - 1585 Ewald von Woyen (b. 15.. - d. 1603) 1585 - 1593 Hans Blome 1593 - 1627 Gert Henriksen Rantzau (b. 1558 - d. 1627) 1627 - 1629 Wulf Joachimsen von Buchwald (b. 1588 - d. 1637) 1629 - 1642 Georg Jürgen von Ahlefeldt 1642 - 1648 Ditlev Henningsen Reventlow (b. 1600 - d. 1664) Amtmaend 1 May 1649 - 6 Sep 1670 Cai Bendixen von Ahlefeldt (b. 1591 - d. 1670) 15 Nov 1670 - 5 Jun 1684 Conrad Detlevsen Reventlow (b. 1644 - d. 1708) 1 Jan 1685 - 26 Apr 1725 Christian Ditlev Reventlow (b. 1671 - d. 1738) 26 Apr 1725 - 6 Oct 1731 Conrad Ditlev Reventlow (b. 1704 - d. 1750) 6 Oct 1731 - 26 Jun 1740 Carl Hinrich Vieregge (b. 1686 - d. 1740) 11 Aug 1740 - 2 Oct 1752 Joachim Christoph von der Lühe (b. 1696 - d. 1756) 2 Oct 1752 - 13 Oct 1753 Matthias, baron Güldencrone (b. 1703 - d. 1753) 23 Oct 1753 - 22 Dec 1783 Friderich von Klingenberg (b. 1716 - d. 1783) 9 Feb 1784 - 19 Apr 1784 Nicolai Theodor vov Ployart (b. 1741 - d. 1821) (of Haderslev Østeramt) 9 Feb 1784 - 14 Apr 1784 Abraham Anton von Brackel (b. 1733 - d. 1819) (of Haderslev Vesteramt) 26 Apr 1784 - 19 Jun 1789 Christian Ludwig von Stemann (b. 1730 - d. 1813) 21 Oct 1789 - 6 Nov 1804 Johan Sigismund von Møsting (b. 1759 - d. 1843) (of Haderslev Østeramt to 1 Jun 1791) 21 Oct 1789 - 1 Jun 1791 Andreas Christoph Rüdinger (b. 1746 - d. 1797) (of Haderslev Vesteramt) 30 Jan 1805 - 31 Jan 1818 Kai Werner von Ahlefeldt (b. 1770 - d. 1829) 31 Jan 1818 - 30 Apr 1848 Friedrich Heinrich Christian (b. 1781 - d. 1851) Johannsen (1st time) 1848 - 1849 Christian Bruhn Mikkelborg (b. 1777? - d. 18..) (in rebellion) 9 Sep 1849 - 18 Sep 1850 Friedrich Heinrich Christian (s.a.) Johannsen (2nd time) 18 Sep 1850 - 2 Mar 1864 William Walker von Stockfleth (b. 1802 - d. 1885) 1864 - 1868 Otto Detlef Harald Kier (b. 1829 - d. 1899) (continues to 1871) 1868 - 1920 Post abolished 1920 - 11 May 1931 Viggo Rothe Harlöv (b. 1872 - d. 1931) 1931 - 1943 Christian Ludvig Lundbye (b. 1873 - d. 1947) 1 Apr 1944 - 31 Mar 1970 Jens Rosendal Pinholt (b. 1903 - d. 1990) Husum 1544 - 1721 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. 1616 - 5 Feb 1639 Given to the Dowager Duchess Augusta (b. 1580 - d. 1639). 1639 Husum amt (split from Gottorp amt) of the Duchy of Schleswig. 1721 Part of the Danish Royal part of Duchy of Schleswig. 12 Feb 1800 - 1848 Husum og Bredsted amter. 1850 - 1864 Husum og Bredsted amter (restored). Feb 1864 - 24 Jan 1867 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Germany/Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Inspectors 1639 - 1642 Marcus Lüders (b. 1566 - d. 1650) 1642 - 1650 Lüder von Dessin (b. 1606 - d. 1650) Amtmaend 1651 - 1664 Ludwig von der Asseburg (b. 1611 - d. 1693) 1664 - 1683 Peter Pauli (d. 1686) 5 Jun 1684 - 12 Jul 1689 Friedrich Reventlow (b. 1649 - d. 1728) 20 Jul 1689 - 1710 Sivert Wonsfleth (b. 1652 - d. 1712) 1710 - 1713 Henning Friedrich von Bassewitz (b. 1680 - d. 1749) 4 Mar 1713 - 31 Dec 1721 Christian Sehested (b. 1666 - d. 1740) 15 Dec 1721 - 6 Jul 1735 Niels baron Gersdorff (b. 1688 - d. 1748) 6 Jul 1735 - 12 Nov 1735 Adam Levin von Witzleben (b. 1688 - d. 1745) 26 Nov 1735 - 21 Feb 1749 Hartnack Otto von der Lühe (b. 1692 - d. 1749) 4 Mar 1749 - 26 Jan 1752 Friedrich Reventlow (b. 1688 - d. 1752) 15 Feb 1752 - 24 Mar 1761 Hans Ahlefeldt (b. 1710 - d. 1780) 24 Mar 1761 - 23 Mar 1799 Johann Siegfried von Schonfeldt 12 Feb 1800 - 25 Jul 1826 Hans Christoph Diederich Victor (b. 1754 - d. 1829) von Levetzow 19 Aug 1826 - Mar 1848 Gottsche Hans Ernst von Krogh (b. 1778 - d. 1852) 1848 - 6 Sep 1849 Reinhard Hermann Ludwig Karl von Kaup (b. 1803 - d. 1858) 6 Sep 1849 - 19 Nov 1850 Mathias Davids (acting) (b. 1800 - d. 1877) 16 Sep 1850 - 24 Jan 1864 Christian Gottfried Wilhelm (b. 1813 - d. 1888) Johannsen 16 Feb 1864 - 1865 Adolph Theodor Thomsen-Oldenswort (b. 1814 - d. 1891) 1865 - 1866 Ludwig Christian Detlev Friederich greve Reventlow (b. 1824 - d. 1893) 1866 - 1868 Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm (b. 1817 - d. 1888) (continues to 1880) Ejdersted (Eidersted) 1677 - 1679 Ejdersted/Eiderstedt land (Landskabet Ejdersted/Landschaft Eiderstedt) 1684 - 1689 Ejdersted/Eiderstedt land (restored). Overstaller 24 Mar 1677 - Oct 1679 Henning Reventlow (b. 1640 - d. 1705) 5 Jul 1684 - 2 Jul 1689 Thomas Balthasar von Jessen (b. 1648 - d. 1731) Hütten (Hytten) 1544 - 1721 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. 1721 Part of the Danish Royal part of Duchy of Schleswig. 1741 Hütten (Hytten) amt, (split from Gottorp amt) in Duchy of Schleswig. Feb 1864 - 24 Jan 1867 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Germany/Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 15 Apr 1741 - 12 Feb 1768 Christian August von Reutz 12 Feb 1768 - 12 Jun 1770 Joachim Ulrich von Sperling (b. 1741 - d. 1791) 12 Jun 1770 - 7 Feb 1774 Andreas August von Hobe (b. 1739 - d. 1802) 14 Feb 1774 - 2 Jan 1775 Samuel Leopold von Schmettau (b. 1743 - d. 1830) 4 Jul 1776 - 7 Sep 1791 Detlev Christian von Rumohr (b. 1724 - d. 1808) 7 Sep 1791 - 23 Dec 1801 Jürgen von Ahlefeldt (b. 1748 - d. 1823) 23 Dec 1801 - 10 Oct 1809 Lorenz Nicolai Kafen von (b. 1733 - d. 1814) Schmieden 10 Oct 1809 - 14 Apr 1827 Detlev Heinrich von Bülow 14 Apr 1827 - 14 Apr 1831 Ludwig Nicolaus von Scheele (b. 1796 - d. 1874) 20 Apr 1831 - 3 Feb 1833 Friedrich Henning Adolf von Rumohr (b. 1790 - d. 1833) 7 Jun 1833 - 27 Jan 1835 Cai Wilhelm von Rumohr (b. 1797 - d. 1879) 13 May 1835 - 9 Jul 1841 Christian Andreas Julius Reventlow (b. 1807 - d. 1845) 1850 - 1856 Mathias Davids (b. 1800 - d. 1877) 1856 - Feb 1864 Ulrich Adolph von Holstein (b. 1803 - d. 1864) Løgumkloster 1173 - 1542 Part of Cistercian monastery of Løgumkloster (Kloster Lügum), dissolved 1548. 1542 - 1580 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev. 1568 Løgumkloster amt. 1580 - 1721 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. 1 Dec 1676 - 1679 Løgumkloster og Aabenraa amter. 30 May 1684 - 20 Jun 1689 Løgumkloster og Aabenraa amter (restored). 1713 - 1721 Occupied by Denmark. 1713 - 16 Sep 1850 Løgumkloster og Aabenraa amter (restored again). 1721 Part of the Danish Royal part of Duchy of Schleswig. Feb 1864 - 24 Jan 1867 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Germany/Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). 15 Jun 1920 Part of Tønder amt (restored) to Denmark. Amtmaend 1599 - 1677 the amtmaend of Tonder 1677 - 1679 the amtmaend of Aabenraa 1679 - 1684 .... 30 May 1684 - 20 Jun 1689 the amtmaend of Aabenraa 1689 - 1713 .... 1713 - 16 Sep 1850 the amtmaend of Aabenraa 16 Sep 1850 - 1864 the amtmaend of Tonder Maarkaer Amt med Saatrupholm 1391 - 1535 Maarkaer Monastery (Mårkær Kloster), dissolved 1535. 1535 - 1544 Part of the Danish Royal part of Duchy of Schleswig. 1544 Maarkaer (Mårkær) Amt. 1544 - 1721 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. 1685 Saatrupholm Gods (noble estate) sold to the Duke of Schleswig- Holstein-Gottorp. 8 Mar 1713 Maarkaer (Mårkær) Amt med Saatrupholm (Maarkaer amt with Saatrupholm Estate). 13 Mar 1713 Part of Gottorp amt. 1721 Part of the Danish Royal part of Duchy of Schleswig. 1 Nov 1777 Part of Aabenraa (Åbenrå) amt. Aamtmaend 1544 - 8 Mar 1713 the amtmaend of Gottorp 8 Mar 1713 - 13 Mar 1713 Hans Caspar von Platen (b. 1678 - d. 1726) (inspector and director) 13 Mar 1713 - 1 Nov 1777 the amtmaend of Gottorp Nørdborg (Norburg) c.1408 - 1517 Part of Sønderborg og Nørdborg amt. 1517 - 1560 Nørdborg amt, part of the Duchy of Schleswig. 1560 - 7 Oct 1571 Mortgaged to Danish Dowager Queen Dorotheas (b. 1511 - d. 1571). 1560 - 1571 Part of Sønderborg-Nordborg amt. 1571 - 9 Oct 1622 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (Slesvig-Holsten- Sønderborg). 9 Oct 1622 - 1669 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg (Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Nørdborg), a collateral line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. 1669 - 1675 Nørdborg is taken under Danish state administration during bankruptcy. 1676 - 1729 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. 1729 Part of the Danish Royal part of Duchy of Schleswig. 23 Aug 1765 Nørdborg and Sønderborg administratively united (confirmed by the royal resolution 22 Sep 1777). 1777 - 1864 Part of Sønderborg og Nørdborg amter. 1850 - 1864 Nørdborg and Sønderborg administratively united with Aabenra. 7 Dec 1864 Part of Danish Svendborg amt. Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norborg (Hertug af Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Nørborg/ Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg) 9 Oct 1622 - 21 Feb 1624 Johann Adolf (b. 1576 - d. 1624) 21 Feb 1624 - 22 Jul 1658 Frederick (b. 1581 - d. 1658) 22 Jul 1658 - 1669 Johann Bogislaw (Hans Bugislav) (b. 1629 - d. 1679) Amtmaend 1517 – 1524 Henneke von Ahlefeldt (b. c.1463 - d. 1541) 1524 – 1542 Godske von Ahlefeldt (b. 1480 - d. 1545) 1542 - 1546 Johan Ahlefeldt 1546 – 1549 Hieronymus Rantzau (b. 1482 - d. 1567) 1549 – 1560 Bertram von Ahlefeldt 1560 - 1571 the amtmaend of Sønderborg-Nordborg 1571 - 9 Oct 1622 the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg 9 Oct 1622 - 1669 the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norborg 1669 - 1675 Henning Reventlow (b. 1640 - d. 1705) 1675 - 1676 Hertug Ernst Günther af (b. 1609 - d. 1689) Augustenburg 1676 - 1729 the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Plön 1730 - 1746 Holger Scheel (b. 1699 - d. 1765) 1746 - Apr 1749 Ulrich Adolph greve af Danneskiold (b. 1723 - d. 1751) Samsøe 1749 - 1777 Johan Wilhelm Teuffel baron von (b. 1649 - d. 1777) Pirckensee 1777 - 1850 the amtmaend of Sønderborg og Nordborg 1850 - 1864 the amtmaend of Aabenra Sønderborg (Sonderburg) c.1408 - 1517 Sønderborg og Nørdborg amt. 1470 - 1480 Mortgaged to Queen Dorothea. 1517 - 1560 Sønderborg amt. 1560 - 1571 Sønderborg-Nørdborg amt. 27 Jan 1564 - 1667 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg. 1667 Sønderborg amt, of the Duchy of Schleswig. 1668 Part of the Danish Royal domain in Schleswig following bankruptcy. 1777 - 1864 Sønderborg og Nørdborg amter (restored). 1 Feb 1864 - 7 Dec 1864 Occupied by Prussia. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 24 Jan 1867 Prussian administration. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). 15 Jun 1920 Sønderborg amt (restored), within Denmark. 1 Apr 1932 Renamed Aabenraa-Sønderborg amt. 1 Apr 1970 Part of Sønderborg amt (see Denmark Counties). Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg (Hertug av Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg/Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg) 27 Jan 1564 - 9 Oct 1622 Johann II "Hans den Yngere" (b. 1545 - d. 1622) 9 Oct 1622 - 13 May 1627 Alexander (b. 1573 - d. 1627) 13 May 1627 - 28 Jun 1653 Johann Christian (b. 1607 - d. 1653) 28 Jun 1653 - 1667 Christian Adolf (b. 1641 - d. 1702) Amtmaend c.1408/1415 Otto Spliet c.1453 Hartwig Spliet 1460 - 1480 Johan Ahlefeldt 1480 - 1483 Peter Ahlefeldt (d. 1483) 1483 - 1500 Iven Reventlow (d. 1500) 1500 - 1512 Hans Johansen Lindenau til Fovslet (d. 1536?) 1512 - 1515 Henrik Pogwisk 1515 – 1523 Mandrup Holck (Holk) 1523 – 1526 Detlev Ahlefeldt 1526 - 29 Mar 1538 Detlev Broktorp (d. 1538) 1538 Jørgen von der Herberge til Snogbaek (acting) 28 Jun 1538 - 1539 Breide Rantzau (d. 1562) 1539 – 1549 Bertram von Ahlefeldt 1550 - 20 Nov 1563 Thomas Sture (d. 1563) 1564 - 1567 Sievert Rantzau 1567 - 1571 Hans Didriksen Blome (b. 1538 - d. 1599) 1571 - 1667 the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg 3 Jan 1667 - 25 Aug 1675 Henning Reventlow (b. 1640 - d. 1705) (for the king of Denmark) 10 Aug 1675 - 18 Jan 1689 Hertug Ernst Günther af (b. 1609 - d. 1689) Augustenborg 1689 - 3 Aug 1692 Hertug Frederik af Augustenborg (b. 1652 - d. 1692) 1692 - 1695 Hertug Frederik Wilhelm af (b. 1668 - d. 1714) Augustenborg 1695 - 1716 Hertug Ernst August af Augustenborg(b. 1660 - d. 1731) Oct 1716 - 27 Apr 1732 Wilhelm Friedrich von Platen (b. 1667 - d. 1732) 5 May 1732 - 20 Jan 1754 Hertug Christian August af (b. 1696 - d. 1754) Augustenborg 12 Feb 1754 - Aug 1765 Heinrich VI Graf und Herr von (b. 1707 - d. 1783) Plauen und Reuss zu Köstritz 1765 - 1777 Johan Wilhelm Teuffel baron von (b. 1749 - d. 1777) Pirckensee 22 Sep 1777 - 9 Feb 1784 Niels de Hofman (b. 1717 - d. 1785) 9 Feb 1784 - 20 Jan 1790 Nicolaus Otto von Pechlin (b. 1752 - d. 1807) 1790 - 16 Mar 1803 Johann von Döring (b. 1741 - d. 1818) 4 May 1803 - 30 Jan 1805 Cai Werner von Ahlefeldt (b. 1770 - d. 1829) 27 Mar 1805 - 15 Dec 1818 Friedrich August von Linstow (b. 1775 - d. 1848) 15 Dec 1818 - 16 Feb 1830 Christian Friedrich von Krogh (b. 1790 - d. 1867) 16 Feb 1830 - 4 Jun 1836 Ernst Graf Rantzau-Ascheberg (b. 1802 - d. 1862) 1836 - 1843 Christian von Stemann (b. 1804 - d. 1870) 4 Feb 1843 - 20 Oct 1846 Carl August Theodor baron Scheel- (b. 1811 - d. 1892) Plessen 1846 - 1850 Christian Gottfried Wilhelm (b. 1813 - d. 1888) Johannsen 1850 - 28 Jun 1864 Eugenius Sophus Ernst Heltzen (b. 1818 - d. 1898) 1864 - 1866 Conrad Friedrich Emil Theodor (b. 1808 - d. 1873) Sarauw Jan 1866 - 1868 Hans Christian Matthiesen (b. 1792 - d. 1876) (continues to 1874) 1868 - 1920 Post abolished 1 Nov 1920 - 1931 Christian Ludvig Lundbye (s.a.) 1931 - 1954 Kresten Refslund Thomsen (b. 1884 - d. 1960) 1954 - 1970 the amtmaend of Aabenraa Savsted (Savested) c.1268 - 27 Oct 1556 Property of the Bishops of Schleswig. 1624 Savsted (Schwabstedt) amt created, from the former properties of the Bishop of Schleswig scattered throughout the Duchy of Schleswig. 1658 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. 1675 - 1679 Savsted (Savested) amt. 1684 - 1689 Svavsted amt (restored)(formally dissolved 2 Aug 1701). 2 Aug 1701 Part of Husum amt. Amtmaend 25 Aug 1675 – 24 Oct 1679 Henning Reventlow (b. 1640 - d. 1705) 5 Jun 1684 - 2 Jul 1689 Michael Vibe (b. 1627 - d. 1690) Tønder (Tonder) .... Tønder amt, of the Duchy of Schleswig. 1418 - 1420 To Lübeck. 1677 - 1679 Tonder, Aabenraa og Løgum kloster amter. 1684 - 1689 Tonder amt med til horende Øer. 1713 - 1850 Tonder amt med til horende Øer (restored). 1 Feb 1864 - 7 Dec 1864 Occupied by Prussia. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 24 Jan 1867 Prussian administration. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). 15 Jun 1920 Tønder amt (restored) to Denmark. 1 Apr 1970 Divided between Ribe amt and Sønderjyllands amt (see Denmark Counties). Amtmaend c.1405 - c.1413 Erich Krummendick 1413 - 1420 Dietrich Blome 1423 Detlev von Ahlefeldt 1425 Hartwig and Detlev von Qualen 1431 – 1440 Hartwig Reventlow 1442 - 14.. Wulf von der Wisch (b. bf.1443 - d. 1480) 14.. – 1460 Claus von Ahlefeldt 1460 - 1480 Henning Pogwisch 1480 - 1482/83 Otto von Kampen (1st time) 1483 - 1492 Hans von Ahlefeldt (b. 1440 - d. 1500) c.1492 Otto von Kampen (2nd time) 1493 - 1500 Peter Rantzau 1500 - 1511 Claus von Ahlefeldt 1511 - 1524 Heinrich von Ahlefeldt 1525 - 1533 Jasper Rantzau 1533 - 1537 Iven Reventlow 1538 - 1541 Godske Rantzau 1542 - 1546 Claus von der Wisch 1546 - 1554 Christoph Rantzau 1554 - 1560 Otto Clausen von Thienen (b. 1510 - d. 1582) 1560 - 25 Aug 1579 Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (b. 1488 - d. 1579) 1579 - 1588 Johann von der Wisch 1589 - 1595 Otto von Qualen (b. 1540 - d. 1604) 1595 - 1608 Dietrich Blome (b. 1542 - d. 1611) 1608 - 8 Sep 1624 Hans von der Wisch 1624 - 1664 Wolf Blome (b. 1582 - d. 1667) 1665 - 9 Jan 1667 Detlev von Ahlefeldt (b. 1633 - d. 1667) 1667 - 12 May 1672 Bertram Pogwisch Dec 1672 - Dec 1676 Hans von Thienen (b. 1627 - d. 1691) 17 Feb 1677 - Oct 1679 Adolf Hans von Holstein (b. 1630 - d. 1694) Oct 1679 - 30 May 1684 Hans von Thienen (b. 1627 - d. 1691) 5 Jun 1684 - 12 Jul 1689 Peder von Brandt (b. 1644 - d. 1701) Jul 1689 - 29 Mar 1691 Hans von Thienen (b. 1627 - d. 1691) 19 Jun 1691 - Jun 1692 Joachim von Ahlefeldt (b. 1646 - d. 1717) 1692 - 1697 Benedikt von Ahlefeldt (b. 1679 - d. 1757) 1698 - 1709 Johann Ludwig Pincier, friherre (b. 1660 - d. 1730) von Königstein (suspended 1700-1702) 1709 - 17 Feb 1713 Heinrich greve Reventlow (b. 1679 - d. 1732) 4 Mar 1713 - 26 Dec 1730 Johan Georg von Holstein (b. 1662 - d. 1730) 30 Dec 1730 - 15 Jan 1767 Friederich Wilhelm von Holstein (b. 1703 - d. 1767) 3 Feb 1767 - 23 Mar 1771 Ulrich Adolf von Holstein (b. 1731 - d. 1789) (1st time) 29 May 1771 - 18 Jan 1772 Jørgen Erik Skeel (b. 1737 - d. 1795) 18 Jan 1772 - 9 Jul 1772 Ulrich Adolf von Holstein (s.a.) (2nd time) 23 Jul 1772 - 30 Jan 1789 Henrik Christoffer Frederik Bielke (b. 1739 - d. 1789) 17 Apr 1789 - 17 Dec 1815 Ernst Albrecht von Bertouch (b. 1745 - d. 1815) 3 Apr 1816 - 1 Dec 1829 Peter Matthiessen 16 Feb 1830 - 28 Apr 1848 Frederik Christian von Krogh (b. 1790 - d. 1867) 24 Jul 1848 - 1850 Andreas Hansen (b. 1795 - d. 1860) 30 Jul 1850 - 11 Apr 1860 Arthur Christian Detlev Ludwig (b. 1817 - d. 1878) Eugenius greve Reventlow 11 Apr 1860 - 12 Mar 1864 Ludvig Frederik Henrik, greve (b. 1825 - d. 1906) Brockenhuus-Schack Mar 1864 - 30 Sep 1865 Christian Otto Michael le Sage de Fontenay (b. 1801 - d. 1879) 1865 - 1920 Post abolished 1 Nov 1920 - 1949 Otto Didrik, greve Schack (b. 1882 - d. 1949) 1949 - 1960 Mogens Julius Clausen (b. 1908 - d. 1987) 1960 - 1972 Tyge Haarlev (b. 1910 - d. 1979) Holstein (Holsten) Amter Before 1864, the Duchy of Holstein (Danish: Hertugdømmet Holsten) was a complicated administrative patchwork. There were counties which belonged to Holstein, but in between them, were Danish enclaves (kongerigske enklaver). There were also enclaves belonging to the Bishopric of Lübeck, the County (from 1777, Duchy) of Oldenburg and the Free City of Hamburg. From 9 Jun 1815 to 1864, the Duchy of Lauenburg (which itsef contained enclaves of the Duchy of Oldenburg, Hamburg and the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz) was in personal union with Denmark. Holstein was under the Provisional government at Kiel 24 Mar 1848 - 22 Oct 1848 (see under German states) and 22 Oct 1848 - 1 Mar 1852 administered by the German Confederation. Holstein was annexed by Germany/Prussia on 24 Jan 1867 as part of its Schleswig-Holstein province. Ahrensbök 1397 - 1564 Part of Carthusian Monastery of Ahrensbök (Kartause Ahrensbök), secularized 1584. 1564 Ahrensbök Amt, under the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (and from 1721 of Holstein-Gottorp), from 1773 belonging to the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 1582 - 9 Oct 1622 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. 9 Oct 1622 - 18 Oct 1761 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1575 - 1582 Jürgen Magnussen 1582 - ... Josua von Qualen .... - 1867 the amtmaend of Plön Bordesholm 1127 - 1559 Part of the Abbey of Neumünster (Kloster Neumünster), secularized 1564. 1544 - 1581 Bordesholm part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev. 1559 Bordesholm Amt, of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein. 1581 - 1721 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (from 9 Oct 1622, Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön). 1713 - 1721 Occupied by Denmark. 18 Oct 1761 Part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1584 - 1604 Otto von Qualen (b. 1566 - d. 1620) 1604 - 1610 Johann von der Wisch 1610 - 1622 Johann von Schwerin 1622 - 1648 Aegidius von der Lancken "der Jünger" 1648 - 1671 Paul Rantzau (b. 1598 - d. 1670) 1671 - 1697 Hans Hinrich Kielman von Kielmansegg (b. 1636 - d. 1686) 1697 - 1711 Henning von Buchwald (b. 1632 - d. 1712) 1711 - 1722 Hans Blome (b. 1669 - d. 1722) 1722 - 1729 Joachim Otto von Bassewitz (b. 1686 - d. 1733) 1729 - 1766 Gerhard Graf von Dernath (b. 1690 - d. 1766) 1766 - 11 Oct 1788 Carl Hinrich von Saldern-Günderoth (b. 1739 - d. 1788) 1789 - 7 Dec 1800 Conrad Holck (b. 1745 - d. 1800) 1801 - 1802 Christian Friedrich Freiherr von (b. 1762 - d. 1818) Brockdorf 1802 - 1825 Detlev von Buchwald (b. 1767 - d. 1836) 1825 - 1839 Johann Rudolph von Bülow (b. 1779 - d. 1839) 1839 - 1841 Heinrich von Reventlow (b. 1796 - d. 1841) 1841 - 1845 Christian Andreas Julius greve (b. 1807 - d. 1845) Reventlow 1845 - 1855 Josias Friedrich Ernst von Heintze (b. 1800 - d. 1867) -Weissenrode 1855 - 1860 Heinrich Kauffmann (b. 1819 - d. 1905) 1860 - 1864 Arthur Christian Detlev Ludwig (b. 1817 - d. 1878) Eugenius greve Reventlow 1864 - 1866 Johann Bernhard Carstens (b. 1806 - d. 1887) 1866 - 1867 Johann Adolph Ernst Freiherr von (b. 1829 - d. 1904) Heintze (continues to 1894) Cismar 1245 - 1544 Part of Benedictine Abbey of Cismar (Kloster Cismar), dissolved 1561. 1544 Cismar Amt, part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (from 9 Oct 1622, Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön). 1713 - 1721 Occupied by Denmark. 1721 Part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1544 - 1561 Joachim von Rantzau 1560 - 1561 Nicholaus Rantzau (acting for Joachim von Rantzau) 1561 - 1567 Benedikt von Ahlefeldt 1567 - 1594 Detlef Rantzau (b. 1530 - d. 1605) 28 Jan 1594 - Jan 1601 Gabriel Grabowen Jan 1601 - Dec 1602 Joachim von Zitzewitz 1602 - Dec 1603 Detlev von Brockdorff (b. 1559 - d. 1608) Dec 1603 - c.1609 Detlev Rantzau (b. 1577 - d. 1639) c.1614 - c.1622 Egidius von der Lancken (b. 1580 - d. 1631) c.1627 - 1633? Gottlieb von Hagen 3 Feb 1633 - 1635 Christoph von Lützow 1636 - 1642 Jürgen von Buchwaldt (b. 1600? - d. 1642) 1643 - 1648 Detlev Rantzau (b. 1581 - d. 1650) 1648 - 1649 Detlev von Brockdorff 1649 - 18 Sep 1665 Claus von Qualen (b. 1602 - d. 1665) 1666 - 1673 Hans Rantzau (b. 1613 - d. 1673) 1673 - 1679 Jasper von Buchwald 1679 - 28 Aug 1689 Hans Blome (b. 1618 - d. 1689) 1 Jan 1690 - 1701 Joachim von Ahlefeldt (b. 1650 - d. 1701) 1701 - 1704 Otto Diedrich von Bülow (b. 1655 - d. 1732) 1704 - 29 Jul 1728 Gregor Philipp von Negendanck (b. 1668 - d. 1728) 1728 - 1742 Gustav Adolf von Negendanck (b. 1660 - d. 1742) 1742 Policarpus Günther Ursinus (1st time) (acting) 1742 - 1749 Bernhard Ludwig von Platen 1749 - 1750 Policarpus Günther Ursinus (2nd time) (acting) 1750 - 1762 Christian August von Brockdorff 1762 - 1796 David Reinhold von Sievers (b. 1732 - d. 1814) 23 Mar 1796 - 1798 Christian Friederich von Brockdorff(b. 1762 - d. 1821) 1799 - 1802 Detlef von Brockdorff 1802 - 1808 Konrad Kristoffer von Holck (b. 1775 - d. 1810) Sep 1808 - 1810 Otto Diderich von Staffeldt (b. 1762 - d. 1828) 1810 - 1813 Adolf Wilhelm Schack von Staffeldt (b. 1769 - d. 1826) (district administrator) 27 Apr 1813 - 11 Dec 1816 Adolf Hartwig Heinrih von Bülow (b. 1787 - d. 1816) 1817 - 1823 Hieronymus Wilhelm Hildebrandt 1824 - 11 Aug 1827 Wilhelm Carl von Kardorff (b. 1792 - d. 1827) 1828 - 1835 Carl Emil von Kardorff (b. 1795 - d. 1864) 1835 - 1838 Theodor greve Reventlow (b. 1801 - d. 1873) 1 Sep 1838 - Apr 1860 Heinrich Ernst August Ferdinand (b. 1805 - d. 1800) von Döring 13 Apr 1860 - 1866 Cay Lorenz friherre von Brockdorff (b. 1813 - d. 1970) 1866 - 1867 Franz-Matthias Wenneker (continues to 1887) Cronshagen (Kronshagen) 1667 - 1690 Estate sold to Baron J.A. von Kielmannsegge, from 1676 to his son H.H. von Kielmannsegge zu Quarnbek und Marutendorf. 1690 - 1711 Sold to Christian von Rantzau zu Rasdorf und Ascheberg. 1711 Sequestered to Dowager Duchess Friederike Amalie of Schleswig- Holstein. 1719 Sequestered by the king of Denmark. 1719 - 1725 Sold to Lord Chamberlain von Roepstorf. 1725 - 1732 Sold to Privy councilor Count Heinrich von Reventlov zu Rantzau und Collmar. 1732 Transferred to Detlev von Reventlov zu Rantzau (brother of above). 1768 Cronshagen (Kronshagen) amt, under the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein (purchased by Denmark in 1767). 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1769 - 17 Mar 1771 Gottfried Hinrich von Ellendsheim (b. 1706 - d. 1771) 1771 - 1773 Ernst Wilhelm von Prangen 1773 - 1774 Friedrich Levin von Holmer (b. 1741 - d. 1806) 1774 - 1867 the amtmaend of Bordesholm Kiel c.1223 Kiel bailiwick (vogtei), within the County of Holstein. 1242 Kiel receives a town charter and separates from the amt. 1460 Kiel Amt, part of the Danish Royal part of Duchy of Holstein. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1415 Schack Rantzau 1436 - 1460 Hans Pogwisch (d. 1460) 1461 - 1469 Hans Rantzau zu Lancken (d. 1485) 1469 - 1473 Hans Rantzau (for Lübeck) 1474 - 1486 Claus von Ahlefeldt (d. 1486) 1486 - 1 Jul 1488 Diedrich Blome (b. 1425? - d. 1496?) 1488 - 1489 Heinrich von Ahlefeldt zu Lindau 1496 - 1507 Otto Rantzau zu Bülk (d. 1511) 1511 - 1515 Sievert von der Wisch (b. 1464 - d. 1540) 1515 - 1521 Paul Rantzau zu Krummendiek (b. 1481 - d. 1521) 1524 - 1526? Henneke von Ahlefeldt (d. 1541) 1526 - 1531 Henneke Sehestedt (d. 1542) 1531 - 1533 Paul Rantzau 1533 - 1544 Claus von der Wisch 1542 - 1543 Christoffer von Bockwold 1543 - 1565 Ove Clausen Rantzau zu Rastorf (b. 1512 - d. 1567) 1566 - 1569? Schack Krummendiek zu Beck (d. 1578) 1569 - 1573? Paul Rantzau zu Bothkamp (b. 1527 - d. 1579) 1574 - 1576 Andreas Rantzau zu Grundhof (b. 1523 - d. 1587) 1581 Ove Rantzau zu Wittenberg (b. 1530 - d. 1585) 1581 - 1587 Claus von der Wisch (b. 1530 - d. 1612) May 1587 - 1589 Christoph von Meinstorf zu Sögard (d. 1594) Jan 1589 - 30 Jun 1589 Hieronymus Rantzau (d. 1589) 1595 - 1604 Otto von Qualen (b. 1566 - d. 1620) 29 May 1604 - 1604 Otto von Bestenborstel 1604 - 1609 Hans von der Wisch 2 Jul 1610 - 1614 Joachim II von Schwerin, Herr von Altwighausen (b. 1580 - d. 1625) 1614 - 1616 .... 1616 - 1631 Aegidius von der Lancken (b. 1580 - d. 1631) 1631 - 16 Oct 1648 Hening Steffen (acting) 17 Oct 1648 - 1670 Paul Rantzau (b. 1598 - d. 1670) 1670? - 1671? Johann Adolf Kielman von Kielmansegg (b. 1612 - d. 1676) Jan 1671 - 1675? Hans Hinrich Kielman von Kielmansegg (b. 1636 - d. 1686) 1679 - 1709 Henning von Buchwald (b. 1632 - d. 1712) 1710 - 1713 Hans Blome (1st time) (b. 1669 - d. 1722) 1713 - 1718? Cai Burchard von Ahlefeldt (b. 1671 - d. 1718) 1718? - 1720 Thomas Balthasar von Jessen (b. 1648 - d. 1731) 1721 - 1722 Hans Blome (2nd time) (s.a.) 1722 - 1729 Joachim Otto von Bassewitz (b. 1686 - d. 1733) 1729 - 1766 Gerhard Graf von Dernath (b. 1690 - d. 1766) 1766 - 1788 Carl Hinrich von Saldern-Günderoth (b. 1739 - d. 1788) 1788 - 7 Dec 1800 Conrad greve Holck (b. 1745 - d. 1800) 1801 - 1802 Christian Friedrich Freiherr von Brockdorf (b. 1762 - d. 1818) 1802 - 1825 Detlev von Buchwald (b. 1767 - d. 1836) 1825 - 1839 Johann Rudolph von Bülow (b. 1779 - d. 1839) 13 Apr 1839 - 2 Jul 1841 Heinrich greve Reventlow (b. 1796 - d. 1841) 14 Jul 1841 - 27 Mar 1845 Christian Andreas Julius greve Reventlow (b. 1807 - d. 1845) 1845 - 1855 Josias Friedrich Ernst Heintze- Weissenrode (b. 1800 - d. 1867) 1855 - 1860 Heinrich Kauffmann (b. 1819 - d. 1905) 11 Apr 1860 - Dec 1863 Arthur Christian Detlev Ludwig Eugenius greve Reventlow (b. 1817 - d. 1878) Dec 1863 - 1864 Johann Bernhard Carstens (b. 1806 - d. 1887) 1866 - 1867 Johann Adolf Ernst Freiherr von Heintze-Weissenrode (b. 1829 - d. 1904) Neumünster c.1508 Neumünster Amt, part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 1544 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1703 - 1711 Cai Burchard Graf von Ahlefeldt (b. 1671 - d. 1718) 1711 - 1722 Hans Blome 1722 - 1729 Joachim Otto von Bassewitz (b. 1683 - d. 1733) 1729 - 1745 Gerhard Graf von Dernath (b. 1690 - d. 1766) 1745 - Oct 1748 Caspar von Saldern (b. 1711 - d. 1786) 1749 - 1773 Carl Gustav Freiherr von Mardefeld 1773 - 1774 Ehlert Detlev von Lowtzow (b. 1711 - d. 1785) 1774 - 1784 Hartwig von Bülow (b. 1738 - d. ....) 1784 - 1801 Frederik Carl Emil von der Lühe (b. 1751 - d. 1801) 1801 - 1802 Christoph Hartwig von Lowtzow (b. 1750 - d. 1830) 1802 - 1804 Friedrich Carl Ovens (acting) (b. 1750 - d. 1811) 1804 - 1 Mar 1836 Peter von Sievers (b. 1754 - d. 1839) 4 Jun 1836 - 25 Aug 1846 Hans Adolf von Brockdorff (b. 1805 - d. 1870) 1846 - 1848 Josias Friedrich Ernst Heintze- Weissenrode (b. 1800 - d. 1867) 1848 - 1851 Cay Lorenz Graf von Brockdorff (b. 1813 - d. 1870) 1851 - 1857? Wilhelm von Levetzau (b. 1820 - d. 1888) 1857 - 1860 Carl Friedrich Scheel (acting) 1860 - 1867? Sophus Christian Conrad Stemann (b. 1816 - d. 1895) Plön 1414 - 1460 Given in pledge to the Duke of Braunschweig by Duchess Elisabeth, his sister, and later to Marquard von Siggen. 1460 - 1480 Pledged to Claus Rantzau, then to his son, Joachim Rantzau zu Ascheberg. 1544 - 1582 Part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 1582 - 9 Oct 1622 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. 9 Oct 1622 - 19 Oct 1761 Capital of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (Herzogtum Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön) created by the physical division of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. (a sub-duchy [Teilherzogtum], within the state structure of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein). Capital at Ahrensbök 1623- 1636. 19 Oct 1761 Pløn Amt, part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg) 1582 - 9 Oct 1622 Johann "den Yngere" (b. 1545 - d. 1622) Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön) 9 Oct 1622 - 5 Oct 1671 Joachim Ernest (b. 1595 - d. 1671) 5 Oct 1671 - 2 Jul 1704 Johann "Hans" Adolf (b. 1634 - d. 1704) 2 Jul 1704 - 4 Nov 1706 Leopold Augustus (b. 1702 - d. 1704) 4 Nov 1706 - 25 Jan 1722 Joachim Frederik (b. 1668 - d. 1722) 25 Jan 1722 - 21 May 1729 John Ernest Ferdinand (b. 1684 - d. 1729) (in dissidence) 25 Jan 1722 - 19 Oct 1761 Frederik Carl (b. 1706 - d. 1761) (disputed with above to 21 May 1729) Amtmaend c.1404 Marquard von der Hagen 14.. - c.1460 Marquard von Siggen (pledge holder) c.1460 Claus Rantzau (pledge holder) 14.. - 1480 Joachim Rantzau zu Ascheberg (pledge holder) 1480 - 14.. Otto Aschberg 148. - 148. Otto von der Wisch 148. - 1485 Hans Rantzau (d. 1485) 1485 - 1498 Katharine Rantzau (f) 1498 - c.1504 Hartwig Pogwisch 1504 - 1505 Claus von der Wisch (1st time) 1505? - 1508 Claus Ascheberg 1508 - 1509 Godske von Ahlefeldt (b. 1480 - d. 1545) 3 Feb 1509 - 1518? Claus von der Wisch (2nd time) 1518 - 1520 Cai Rantzau 1520 - 1529 Heinrich Rantzau zu Helmsdorf 1529 – 1545 Wulf Rantzau von Wittenberg 1543 – 1546 Detlev Ratlow (Ratlau) 1546 - c.1561 Ove Rantzau von Rastorf c.1570 Jürgen Magnus c.1578 Josua von Qualen 1584 – 1588 Hans Blome Hausvogte 1588 - 1762 .... c.1629 Joachim Götze Amtmaend 17 May 1762 - Dec 1767 Detlev von Reventlow (b. 1698 - d. 1783) Dec 1767 - Feb 1776 Carl Ludwig von Gadow (b. 1719 - d. 1801) 1776 - 1787 Henning Friedrich von Seelhorst (b. 1729 - d. 1814) 1787 - 27 Nov 1807 August Adolf von Hennings (b. 1746 - d. 1826) 1808 - 1824 Nikolaus Godefridus greve von (b. 1750 - d. 1824) Luckner 21 Jul 1824 - 5 Apr 1836 Detlev von Buchwald (b. 1767 - d. 1836) 29 Jun 1836 - 1859 Ernst Rantzau (b. 1802 - d. 1862) 1859 - 1864 Werner Carl Julius Gottlob von (b. 1822 - d. 1899) Levetzau 12 Apr 1862 - 6 Jan 1864 Adam Friedrich Adamsen Moltke (b. 1816 - d. 1885) (landesregierung chairman) Rendsburg 1544 Rendsburg (Rendsborg) Amt, part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend c.1457 Lüdeke Sehestedt c.1466 Claus von der Wisch 1470 - 14.. Heinrich von Ahlefeldt 1480 – 1489 Markvard von Ahlefeldt (d. 1500) 1490 - 1500 Paul Sehestedt 1500 – 1516 Henning Pogwisch (b. 1460 - d. af.1525) 1518 - 1521/22 Henneke Sehestedt zu Krummendiek 1521 – 1522 Sievert von der Wisch? (1st time) (b. 1465 – d. 1540) 1523 – 1533/35 Henrik Rantzau zu Helmsdorf (b. 1474 – d. 1538) 1533 - c.1536 Claus von der Wisch c.1536 – 1540 Sievert von der Wisch (2nd time) (s.a.) 1540 – 1542 Henneke Sehestedt (d. 1543) 1542 - 1546 Cai Rantzau 1546 – 1560 Iven Reventlow 1560 – 1571 Christopher Rantzau zu Knoop (d. 1571) 1571 - 1587 Hans Rantzau zu Hasselburg 1587 - 1615 Heinrich von Rantzau (b. 1548 - d. 1615) 1598 - 1608 Hans Rantzau zu Neuhaus 1615 - 1626? Balthazer von Ahlefeldt (b. 1559 - d. 1626) 1626 - Aug 1626 Sievert Pogwisch (b. 1587 - d. 1626 1627 - 1630? Henrik Rantzau (b. 1590 - d. 1644) 1630 - 1639 Christian von Pentz (b. 1600 - d. 1652) 1640 - 1645? Christian Rantzau (b. 1614 - d. 1663) 1645 - 1676 Heinrich Blome (b. 1616 - d. 1676) 1676 - 1697 Detlev Rantzau (b. 1644 - d. 1697) 1697 - 1700 Christian Detlev Rantzau (b. 1670 - d. 1721) Nov 1700 - 5 Dec 1720 Andreas Fuchs (b. 1641 - d. 1720) 1720 - c.1723 Hans Rantzau til Seegalendorf (b. c.1685 - d. 1744) 1725 - 1731? Lorentz von Reichwein (b. 1680 - d. 1735) 1731? - 1740? Henrik Frederik baron Sohlenthal (b. 1688 - d. 1752) 1740 - 1768 Christian Adam von Kleist (b. 1705 - d. 1778) 1768 - 3 Dec 1776 Hans Schack Brockdorff (b. 1729 - d. 1776) 1776 - 1 Apr 1781 Johann Otto Niemann (d. 1789) 26 Apr 1781 - 1789? Otto Fredrik Bardenfleth (b. 1734 - d. 1800) 1789 - 23 Aug 1829 Theodor Georg Schlanbusch (b. 1756 - d. 1829) 11 Nov 1829 - 1846? Joseph Carl Reventlow-Criminil (b. 1797 - d. 1850) 1846 - 1861 Johann Detloff von Cössel (b. 1805 - d. 1891) 1861 - 1865 Ernst Christian Harbou (b. 1815 - d. 1891) 1865 - 1866 Carl Ernst Emil von Lesser (b. 1814 - d. 1875) 1866 - 1867 Peter Friedrich von Willemoes-Suhm (b. 1816 - d. 1891) Segeberg c.14.. Segeberg Amt. 1544 Segeberg Amt, part of the Danish part of Duchy of Holstein. 1566 Segeberg Monastery (founded 1143) secularized and added to Segeberg amt. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend c.1411 Siwert Dosenrode c.1418 Heinrich Brockdorf c.1454 - c.1456 Detlef Grönwold c.1460/64 Detlef von Bockwold zu Sierhagen (b. 1429 - d. 1488) c.1470 Jürgen Krummendiek (1st time) af.1470 Peter von Ahlefeld c.1473 - 1479 Jürgen Krummendiek (2nd time) 1479 - 1480 Otto von Ahlefeld c.1483 - 1488 Henneke Walstorp 1492 - 1500? Hans von Ahlefeld (d. 1500?) 1500 - 1512 Hans Rantzau zu Neuhaus 1512 - 1521 Wulf Pogwisch "der Ältere" 1521 - 1523 Jürgen von der Wisch zu Nienhof 1523 - 1526 Otto Ritzerow "der Jüngere" zu Hasselburg 1526 - 1530 Iven Reventlow (b. 1495 - d. 1569) 1531 - 1534 Wulf Pogwisch "der Jüngere" zu Buckhagen 1534 - 1536 Gosche Rantzau zu Nienhof 1436 - 1541 Benedict Pogwisch 1541 - 1543 Clemens von der Wisch (b. c.1480 - d. 1545) 1543 - 1545 Otto Sehestedt zu Kohöved 1545 - 1551 Breide Rantzau (b. 1506 - d. 1562) 1551 - 1555 Claus Wensin 1555 - 1 Jan 1599 Hinrik Rantzau (b. 1526 - 1599) 1599 - 1603 Dietrich Brüggemann 1603 - 1627 Markvard von Pentz (d. 1627) 1627? - 1630? Christian von Hatten? (d. 1630) 1630? - 1666 Caspar von Buchwald (b. 1591 - d. 1669) 1666? - 1684? Bertram Rantzau (b. 1614 - d. 1686) 1684 - 22 Aug 1700 Andreas Pauli von Liliencron (b. 1630 - d. 1700) 1700 - 16 Jan 1719 Johan Hugo von Lente (b. 1640 - d. 1719) 1688 - 1711 Reimar Peter von Rehder (acting) (b. 1660 - d. 1711) 1712 - 1728 Anton Günther von Hanneken (d. 1738) (1st time)(acting to 1720) 11 Mar 1728 - 31 Mar 1730 Georg Wilhelm von Söhlenthal (b. 1698 - d. 1768) 1730 - 1738 Anton Günther von Hanneken (s.a.) (2nd time) 1738 - 1744 Hans Graf zu Rantzau (b. 1693 - d. 1769) 15 Nov 1744 - 1756 Christian Günther zu Stolberg- (b. 1714 - d. 1765) Stolberg 1756 - 1757 Wolf Veit Christoph von (b. 1710 - d. 1781) Reitzenstein 1758 - 29 Jan 1759 Christian Wedell-Wedellsborg (b. 1701 - d. 1759) 1759 - 1771 Johan Frederik von Arnoldt Apr 1772 - 18 Jan 1773 Tyge Jesper Rothe (b. 1731 - d. 1795) 18 Jan 1773 - 2 Jan 1790 Andreas Schumacher (b. 1726 - d. 1790) 1790 - 1796 Nicolaus Otto von Pechlin von (b. 1752 – d. 1807) Löwenbach 1797 - 1801 Christian Friedrich von Brockdorff 1801 - 12 Nov 1817 Ernst August von Döring (b. 1767 - d. 1850) 1817 - 17 Jan 1834 Hinrich Matthiessen (b. 1768 - d. 1834) (acting? to 1818) 1834 - 17 Jul 1853 Karl Wilhelm Ludwig von Rosen (b. 1808 - d. 1853) 1853 - 1859 Hans Friedrich Jacobsen (acting to 1857) 1860 - 1861 Eduard Müller (b. 1808 - d. 18..) 1861 - 1862 Adam Friedrich Adamson greve (b. 1816 - d. 1885) Moltke 1862 - 1866 Hinrich August Springer (b. 1817 - d. 1878) Steinburg 1465 - 1470 Amtman Lüder Rumohr bought a pledge over Steinburg from Duke Adolf. 1544 Steinburg Amt (also called Kremper Amt) part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1465 - 1470 Lüder Rumohr (pledge holder) 1479/82 - 1495 Heinrich Rantzau (d. 1497) c.1498 Heinrich von Ahlefeldt (1st time) c.1500 - 1506 Detlef Waltorp 1506 - 1509 Hinrich Waltorp 1509 – 1510 Anton (Tönnies) Rantzau 1510 – 1518 Godske von Ahlefeldt 1518 - 1522 Hartwig Krummendiek zu Beckhof c.1522 - 1523? Heinrich von Ahlefeldt (2nd time) 1523? – 1544 Johann Rantzau 1544 – 1546 Wulf Pogwisch (d. 1546) 1546 - 1550 Sievert Reventlow 1550 - Apr 1553 Dietrich Blome zu Seedorf (d. 1553) 1553 - 1555 Nikolaus "Claus" Rantzau zu (d. 1571) Reversdorf (1st time) 5 Apr 1555 - 1558 Jürgen (Georg) von Ahlefeldt zu Stellau 1558 - 1571 Nikolaus "Claus" Rantzau zu (s.a.) Reversdorf (1st time) 1571 - 1581 Josias von Qualen zu Koselau (b. c.1540 - d. 1586) 1581 - 1606 Benedikt von Ahlefeldt zu Lehmkulen(b. 1546 - d. 1606) 1606 - 1614 Balthasar von Ahlefeldt (b. 1559 - d. 1626) 1614 - 20 Mar 1639 Ditlev Rantzau (b. 1577 - d. 1639) 1639 - 1649 Christian von Pentz (d. 1651) 1649 - 1663 Christian Rantzau (b. 1614 - d. 1663) 14 Nov 1663 - 1686 Frederik von Ahlefeldt (b. 1623 - d. 1686) 1686 - 10 Jun 1708 Frederik von Ahlefeldt (b. 1662 - d. 1708) c.1692 - 21 Oct 1703? Christoph von Mencken (b. 1654 - d. 1703) (acting? for Ahlefeldt) 1708 - 1722 Christoph Blome (b. 1657 - d. 1729) 1722 - 9 Apr 1736 Heinrich von Blome (b. 1685 - d. 1736) 1736 - 1742 Conrad Detlev von Dehn (b. 1688 - d. 1753) 1742 - 1752 Rochus Frederik Lynar (b. 1708 - d. 1781) 1752 - 1757 Christoph Ernst von Beulwitz (b. 1695 - d. 1757) 1757 - 1782 Christian Henrik Emil von Beulwitz (b. 1725 - d. 1791) 1782 - 22 Dec 1804 Friedrich Christian Friccius (b. 1747 - d. 1804) von Schilden 1805 - 1819 Carl Friedrich Ulrich von (b. 1750 - d. 1829) Ahlefeldt-Dehn 1819 - 1834 Joachim Godsche von Levetzau (b. 1782 - d. 1859) 1835 - 14 Oct 1856 Carl Emil von Kardorff (b. 1795 - d. 1864) 29 Dec 1856 - 1864 Wilhelm Frederik Ludvig Theodor (b. 1820 - d. 1888) von Levetzau 1864 - Jan 1866 .... Jan 1866 - 1867 Ernst Christian von Harbou (b. 1815 - d. 1901) Traventhal (Travendal) 1675/81 Traventhal (Travendal) amt, separated form Segeberg. 1675/81 - 18 Oct 1761 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. 1762 Part of the Danish Royal part of Duchy of Holstein. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1673 - 1682 Heinrich Ernst von Kramm (Cram) 1682 - 1702 Bendix von Kuningham (d. 1702) 1702 - c.1704 von Cnypercroon c.1704 - c.1708 Crantz (acting) c.1717 - 1728? Joachim Werner Astbahr (acting) c.1728 - 1753 Bogislaus Ernst von Holstein (d. 1754) 1753 - 1759 .... 1759 - 1760 Poul Christian Stemann (acting) (b. 1699 – d. 1770) 1760 - 176. Ernst Ludwig von Trümbach 1762 - 1767 Carl Ludwig von Gadow (b. 1719 - d. 1801) 1768 - Mar 1781 Hans Caspar greve von Bothmer (b. 1727 - d. 1787) 1781 - 1808 Nikolaus von Lückner (b. 1750 - d. 1824) 1808 - 1810 Christoffer Conrad greve Holck (b. 1775 - d. 1810) 1810 - 29 Dec 1828 Otto Diderich von Staffeldt (b. 1763 - d. 1828) 11 Apr 1829 - 1842 Christian Lenthe, baron af Adeler (b. 1784 - d. 1844) 1840 – 1842 Adolf Eduard von Warnstedt (acting)(b. 1813 – d. 1894) 1843 - 1859 Cai Wilhelm Georg Rumohr (b. 1797 - d. 1879) 1859 - 1866 Gerhard Grothusen (b. 1806 - d. 1878) Dithmarschen (Ditmarsken) 811 Gau Dithmarschen created under Frankish rule. c.900 - c.1000 Under the rule of the Counts of Stade. c.1000 - 1227 Under the King of Denmark. c.1100 - 1558 De facto Peasants' republic in northern Dithmarschen (formally it was part of the Archbishopric of Bremen). Jul 1227 Dithmarschen part of the domain of the Archbishop of Bremen, as a semi-autonomous peasant republic (Bauernrepublik). 1474 Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich III incorporates Dithmarschen into Duchy of Holstein and invests the King of Denmark with the fief, but attempts to take possession of the region fail until 1559. 17 Feb 1500 Battle of Hemmingstedt, the outnumbered Ditmarsians, led by Wulf Isebrand, defeated the invading armies of Danish King Jan trying to subject Dithmarschen. 1548 Duke Adolf I of Gottorp and his brothers were enfeoffed by Holy Roman Emperor Karl V with Holstein (including Dithmarschen). 1558 Protective alliance between Dithmarschen and Lübeck expires. Jun 1559 Dithmarschen (Ditmarsken) forced to give up its political and religious autonomy after successful invasion by King Frederik II of Denmark, Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp, and Duke Hans II "der Ältere" of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev. Dithmarschen is divided between them: it is divided into three, from 1587 two, parts - the south (Süderdithmarschen) with Meldorf, becomes part of Duchy of Holstein in personal union with Denmark; the middle part (Zentrale Dithmarschen) under the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev, (when he dies in 1581 it is divided the other two parts); and and the north (Norderdithmarschen) with Heide, becomes the possession of the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. 1 Jul 1773 Duke of Holstein-Gottorp's portion of Dithmarschen united in personal union with Denmark. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia, autonomy revoked (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Nordre Ditmarsken (Norderdithmarschen) Landvögte 1559 - 1573 Marcus Swyn (d. 1585) 1573 - 1582 Henning Boje 1582 - 10 Feb 1591 Christian Boje (d. 1591) 1591 - 1594 Johann Reimer (d. 1601) 1594 - 18 Jan 1599 Boje Nanne Denker (d. 1599) 1599 - 16 Feb 1626 Hans Rode (d. 1626) 1626 - 30 May 1648 Johann Vieth (b. 1581 - d. 1646) 1648 - 1668 Johann Boje (b. 1612 - d. 1668) 1668 - 22 Apr 1701 Georg Vieth (b. 1630 - d. 1701) 1701 - 27 Nov 1708 Johann Vieth 1709 - 1732 Paul Paulsen (b. 1667 - d. 1741) 1732 - 19 Jul 1733 Ernst Matthias Paulsen 1733 - 19 Mar 1762 Christian Heinrich Paulsen (b. 1708 - d. 1762) 1763 - 1777 Carl Friedrich von Lowtzow (b. 1741 - d. 1789) 1777 - 1796 Nicolaus Behrens (b. 1734 - d. 1796) 1796 - 1813 Christian Matthias Jakob Johannsen (b. 1747 - d. 1813) 1813 - 1837 Anton Christian Friedrich Griebel (b. 1782 - d. 1855) 1837 - Jun 1852 Paul Johann Friedrich Boysen (b. 1803 - d. 1886) (acting to 30 Sep 1845) 1852 - 1863? Karl Nikolaus Dietrich Hansen 1863 - 1867 Julius Emil Johansen Central Ditmarsken (Zentrale Dithmarschen) 1559 - 1587 Central Ditmarsken 1587 Annexed to Nordre Ditmarsken. Landvögte 1559 - 1567 Wolf Reimers 1567 - 1587 Christian Boje (s.a.) Søndre Ditmarsken (Süderdithmarschen) Landvögte 1559 - 1567 Jacob Harder 1567 - 1572 Michael Boje (1s time) 1572 - 1579 Claus Bruhn (interim) (d. 1610) 1579 - 1583 Michael Boje (2nd time) 1583 - 24 May 1608 Johann Held 1609 - 28 Mar 1630 Nikolaus Bruhn (b. 1575 - d. 1630) 1630 - 18 Aug 1643 Heinrich Wasmer (d. 1643) 1643 - 30 Jul 1649 Nikolaus Bruhn II (d. 1649) 1 Oct 1649 - 5 Jan 1670 Jacob Bruhn (b. 1624 - d. 1670) 1670 - 1680 Matthias Johansen 17 Feb 1681 - 15 Mar 1702 Christian Gude 1702 - fall 1706 Paul Paulsen (b. 1667 - d. 1741) spring 1707 - 1744 Fredrik Christian von Helm (b. 1670 - d. 1744) 1744 - 1780 Christian Siegfried Eggers (b. 1706 - d. 1790) 1781 - 25 Feb 1806 Heinrich Christian Boje (b. 1744 - d. 1806) 1806 - 12 May 1830 Johann Christian Friedrich (b. 1762 - d. 1830) Heinzelmann 1 Nov 1830 - 1859 Carl Georg Lempfert (b. 1793 - d. 1871) May 1859 - 1867 Wilhelm Eduard Müllenhoff (b. 1822 - d. 1884) Stormarn 811 Gau Stormarn created under Frankish rule. 1111 Count Adolf I of Schauenburg-Holstein gains a fiefdom over Stormarn. He adds the denomination Count of Stormarn (comes Stormariae) to his title. 1322 Stormarn is divided; the Alster River becomes the western border of the new shire. 1460 In Riepen, King Christian I of Denmark becomes ruler over Stormarn. 1762 - 1773 Stormarn cedes the districts of Reinbek, Reinfeld, Rethwisch, Tremsbüttel, and Trittau to Denmark. 1867 After connection of Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia the amter of Reinbek, Reinfeld, Rethwisch, Tremsbüttel, and Trittau become the Stormarn District (Kreis Stormarn) within the province of Schleswig-Holstein. Reinbek 1224 - 1529 Part of Reinbek Abbey (Kloster Reinbek), dissolved 7 Apr 1529. 1529 - 1544 Reinbek Amt, part of the Danish Royal part of Duchy of Holstein. 1529 - 1773 Reinbek Amt, part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (and from 1721 of Holstein-Gottorp). 1570 - 1 Oct 1586 Directly administered by Adolf Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, then under his Dowager Duchess Christine of Hesse to 1596 (b. 1543 - d. 1604). 1643 - 1746 Administered by Trittau. 1763 - 1867 Administered by Trittau. 1773 Part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1529 - 1534 Detlev Reventlow 1534 - 1535 Heinrich Schulte 1535 - 1536? Kai Rantzau 1537 - 1540 Christopher von Veltheim (pledge holder) 1540 - 1543 Güntzel von Veltheim 1543 - 1546 Heinrich Rantzau (pledge holder) 1546 - 1565 Johann Rantzau (pledge holder) 1566 - 1569 Paul Rantzau (pledge holder) Amtmanner 1570 - 1572 Moritz Rantzau 1572 - 1579 Paul Rantzau 1586 - 1597 Duchess Christine (f) (b. 1543 - d. 1604) Amtschreiber 1579 - 1585 Hermann von öchttrinck 1586 - 1590 Johann Moller 1590 - 1596 Conrad Krull Amtmaend 1597 - 1614 Jost Varendorf 1615 - 1616 Caspar Friedrich Koch 1616 - 5 Apr 1639 Duchess Augusta (f) (b. 1580 - d. 1639) Amtverwalters 1616 - 16.. Hildebrandt von Horn 16.. - 1631? Jasper Pentz 1631? - 1639/43? Johann Philip von Hartinghausen Amtmaend (also the amtmaend of Trittau, except as noted) 1643 - 1650 Claus von Qualen (b. 1602 - d. 1664) 1650 - 1664 Friedrich von Ahlefeldt (b. 1618 - d. 1664) 1680 - 1699 Joachim von Ahlefeldt (b. 1646 - d. 1717) 1699 - 1733 the amtmaend of Trittau 1733 - 1739 Vacant 1739 - 1745 the amtmaend of Trittau 1746 - 1763 Axel Wilhelm von Wachtmeister 1763 - 1831 the amtmaend of Trittau 1831 - 1853 Ludwig Heinrich Scholz (b. 1774 - d. 1854) 1853 - 1855 Carl Otto Dumreicher (b. 1799 - d. 1875) 1855 - 1863 the amtmaend of Trittau 1863 - 1865 Johann Adolph Ernst Freiherr von (b. 1829 - d. 1904) Heintze 1866 - 1880 Wilhelm von Levetzau (b. 1820 - d. 1888) Reinfeld 1189 - 1582 Part of Cistercian Monastery of Reinfeld (Klosters Reinfeld), secularized 1582. 23 Apr 1582 Reinfeld amt. 23 Apr 1582 - 9 Oct 1622 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. 9 Oct 1622 - 18 Oct 1761 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. 18 Oct 1761 Part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 1762 - 1867 Administered by Traventhal. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1581 - 1582 Anthonius Velhawen 1582 - 1582/91 Bertram Sehestedt Verwalter 1591 Marten Räuer (Martenn Römer) 1593 Andress Hoffmann 1597 Kay Hanssen (Kaye Hansen) 1603 Niss Jensen 1607 Jürgen Egenow (Eckenow) 1615 Jurgen Matzen 1618/20 Johan Westhusen (Johann Westerhausen) 1620 Detlef Wrange + Lorenz Boisen Amtmaend 1630 - 13 Nov 1662 Georg von der Goltz (b. 1588? - d. 1662) 1662? - 1702 Benedict (Bendix) von Künnigham (b. 1627 - d. 1702) 1702 - 1762 the Amtsschreiber Amtmaend 1762 - 1867 the amtmaend of Traventhal Rethwisch 1616 Sold to Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. 5 Oct 1671 - 21 May 1729 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Rethwisch (also called the Duchy of Holstein-Rethwisch), split from Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. 1671 Rethwisch amt. 21 May 1729 - 18 Oct 1761 Part of Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. 18 Oct 1761 Part of the Danish Royal domain. 1762 - 1867 Administered by Traventhal. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Rethwisch (Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Rethwisch) 5 Oct 1671 - 5 Oct 1700 Joachim Ernest II (b. 1637 - d. 1700) 5 Oct 1700 - 21 May 1729 John Ernest Ferdinand (b. 1684 - d. 1729) 21 May 1729 - 18 Oct 1761 the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön Amtmaend 1762 - 1768 Dietrich von Levetzow 1768 - 1867 the amtmaend of Traventhal Tremsbüttel 1475 Tremsbüttel is sold by the Squire of Heest to the Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg. 1475 - 1571 To the Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg. 1571 - 1773 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (and from 1721, of Holstein-Gottorp). 15.. - 1689 Administered by Trittau. 1767 - 1769 Administered by Trittau. 1773 Part of the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 1802 - 1867 Administered by Trittau. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1571 - 1573? Andreas Rantzau zu Grundhof 1573 - 1579 Poul Johannsen Rantzau (d. 1579) 1579 - 15.. Poul Claussen Rantzau zu Neversdorf 15.. - 1689 the amtmaend of Trittau 1689 - 1713 Magnus von Wedderkop (b. 1637 - d. 1721) 1712 - 1719 Gottfried von Wedderkop (b. 1693 - d. 1741) 1719 - 1738 Friedrich Christian von Wedderkop (b. 1697 - d. 1756) 1738 - 1747 Christian Heinrich Beehle (Peehle) 1747 - 1749 Carl Gustav von Mardefeld 1749 - 1764 Johann Ludwig Muhlius 1764 - 1765 Axel Christoph von Schildt 1765 - 1767 Sigismund Heinrich von Puttkammer 1767 - 1769 the amtmaend of Trittau 1769 - 1777 Adam Victor von der Kettenburg 1777 - 1800 Christian Graf Stolberg (b. 1748 - d. 1821) 1800 - 1802 Andreas August von der Hobe (b. 1739 - d. 1802) 1800 - 1867 the amtmaend of Trittau Trittau 1326 Johann III of Holstein-Plön exchanges castle and Vogtei Arnesvelde for land in Trittau and creates the administration of Vogtei Trittau. .... - 1423 Pledged to Eler Ratlau. 1423 - 1480 Pledged to Heinrich then to Benedikt von Ahlefeld by Duke Christian. c.1460 Trittau Amt. 1536 - 1543 Pledged to Christopher then Güntzel von Beltheim. 1544 - 1773 Part of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (and from 1721, of Holstein-Gottorp). 1616 - 5 Feb 1639 Given to the Dowager Duchess Augusta (b. 1580 - d. 1639). 1773 Trittau Amt, belonging to the Danish Royal part of the Duchy of Holstein. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Amtmaend 1494 - .... Henneke Rantzau zu Neversdorf 1502 - 1520? Henrik Benediktsen von Ahlefeldt (d. 1520) 1520 - 1536 Cai Henriksen Rantzau (1st time) (b. 1488 - d. 1560) 1536 - 1540 Christopher von Beltheim (pledge holder) 1540 - 1543 Güntzel von Beltheim (pledge holder) 1543 - 1547? Tönnies von Hollen 1547 - 1556 Cai Henriksen Rantzau (2nd time) (s.a.) + Hinrich Rantzau (to 1553) (d. 1553) 1556 - 1573 Moritz Rantzau (d. 1587) 1573 - 1579 Poul Rantzau (b. 1527 - d. 1579) 1579 - 1596 Claus von der Wisch (b. 1530 - d. 1612) 1596 - 1600 Hinrich Blome (d. 1600) 1601 - 1606? Thomas Blome (b. 1574 - d. 1606) 1608 - 1616 Ditlev Brockdorff (b. 1559 - d. 1626) 1616 - 16.. Jasper Pentz 16.. - 1624 Johann Philip von Hartinghausen (d. bf.1646) 1624 - 1640 the amtschreiber (acting) 13 Oct 1640 - 1648 Claus von Qualen (b. 1602 - d. 1664) 1648 - 1664 Friedrich von Ahlefeldt (b. 1618 - d. 1664) May 1664 - 1676 Johann Adolf Kielman Freiherr von Kielmansegg (b. 1612 - d. 1676) 1676 - 1679 Friedrich Christian Kielman von Kielmansegg (b. 1639 - d. 1714) 1679 - c.1693 Joachim von Ahlefeldt (b. 1646 - d. 1717) 23 Jun 1693 - 1697 Bendix von Ahlefeldt (b. 1645 - d. 1697) 1697 - 1699 .... 12 Jun 1699 - 1724 Johann Georg von von der Naht (b. 1666 - d. 1734) 1724 - 1727 Johann Adolf von Roepstorff 1727 - 1730 Henning Friedrich von Bassewitz (b. 1680 - d. 1749) 1731 - 1733 Andreas Ernst Freiherr von Stampfe 1733 - 1739 Lobbe (amtschreiber) Sep 1739 - 1740 Jakob Levin von Plessen (b. 1701 - d. 1761) 1740 - 1745 Johann Hugo von Buchwald (b. 1703 - d. 1763) 1746 - 1764 Peter von Bredahl (b. c.1713 - d. 1776) 1764 - 1773 Christian von Bergfeld 1773 - 1802 Andreas August von Hobe (b. 1739 - d. 1802) 1802 - 1830 Christoph Hartwig von Lowtzow (b. 1750 - d. 1830) 24 Apr 1830 - 1853 Ludwig Heinrich Scholz (b. 1774 - d. 1854) 1853 - 1855 Carl Otto Dumreicher (b. 1799 - d. 1875) 1855 - 17 Jun 1862 Ernst Graf von Rantzau (b. 1802 - d. 1862) 1862 - 1863 Adam Friedrich Adamson, greve (b. 1816 - d. 1885) von Moltke 1863 - 1865 Johann Adolph Ernst Freiherr von (b. 1829 - d. 1909) Heintze (interim) Jan 1866 - 1867 Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Theodor (b. 1820 - d. 1888) von Levetzau (continues to 1880) Rantzau 1649 County of Rantzau is sold to Christian Rantzau by Holstein-Gottorp when the County of Holstein-Schauenburg-Pinneberg is divided. Nov 1650 Free Imperial County of Rantzau (Freie Reichsgrafschaft Rantzau/ Rigsgrevskabet Rantzau), within the Holy Roman Empire. Nov 1721 - 9 Apr 1726 Occupied by Denmark. 9 Apr 1726 Annexed by Denmark to the Danish Royal part of Duchy of Holstein. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia; autonomy revoked (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Counts (title Reichsgraf zu Rantzau/Rigsgreve af Rantzau) Nov 1650 - 8 Nov 1663 Christian Rantzau (b. 1614 - d. 1663) 8 Nov 1663 - 8 Sep 1697 Ditlev Rantzau (b. 1644 - d. 1697) 8 Sep 1697 - 10 Nov 1721 Christian Ditlev Rantzau (b. 1670 - d. 1721) 10 Nov 1721 - 9 Apr 1726 Wilhelm Adolf Rantzau (b. 1688 - d. 1734) (Danish prisoner from 31 May 1722) Administrators (administratoren) 1726 - 1730 Heinrich von Blome (b. 1685 - d. 1736) 1730 - 1738 Christian Albrecht von Johnn 1738 - 1768 Georg Wilhelm rigsfriherre von (b. 1689 - d. 1768) Söhlenthal 1768 - 1784 Christian von Brandt (b. 1735 - d. 1805) 1784 - 1789 Johann Otto Niemann (d. 1789) 1789 - 1795 Otto Friedrich von Bardenfleth (b. 1734 - d. 1800) 1795 - 1798 Hinrich Friedrich von Eggers (b. 1722 - d. 1798) 1798 - 1807 Nicolaus Otto rigsfriherre von (b. 1752 - d. 1807) Pechlin von Löwenbach 1801 - 1808 Hildemar thor Straten (b. 1771 - d. 1841) (acting [for Pechlin to 1807]) 1808 - 1826 August Adolf von Hennings (b. 1746 - d. 1826) 1808 - 1823 Hildemar thor Straten (s.a.) (acting for Hennings) 1826 - 1829 Hans Christian Dietrich Victor (b. 1754 - d. 1829) von Levetzow 1829 - 1849 Otto Johann von Stemann (b. 1774 - d. 1865) 1834 - 1837 Matthias Heinrich Theodor Rauert (b. 1806 - d. 1859) (1st time)(acting for Stemann) 1843 - 1849 Matthias Heinrich Theodor Rauert (s.a.) (2nd time)(acting for Stemann) 1849 - 1865 Bernhard Adolf Erdmann Georg von (b. 1804 - d. 1871) Moltke 1849 - 1855 Matthias Heinrich Theodor Rauert (s.a.) (acting for Moltke) Holstein-Pinneberg 1290 County of Holstein-Pinneberg (Grafschaft Holstein-Pinneberg)(also called Grafschaft Schauenburg und Holstein-Pinneberg) created by the partition of the County of Holstein-Itzehoe (Grafschaft Holstein-Itzehoe), within the Holy Roman Empire. 14 Nov 1640 Holstein-Pinneberg is annexed to the Danish Royal domain in Holstein upon the death of the last male heir of the Holstein- Schauenburg dynasty. Holstein-Pinneberg is absorbed into the Duchy of Holstein (formerly the County of Holstein-Rendsburg to 1459). In 1650, the County of Rantzau created from the northern third of the territory. 7 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration. 15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Under Austrian administration. 12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia. 24 Jan 1867 Annexed to Prussia; autonomy revoked (part of Schleswig-Holstein province). Counts of Holstein-Pinneberg (title Graf von Holstein-Pinneberg) 25 Mar 1492 - 9 Oct 1510 Otto III (b. 1426 - d. 1510) 9 Oct 1510 - 22 Dec 1526 Antonius (b. 1439 - d. 1526) 22 Dec 1526 - 30 Mar 1527 Johann IV (b. 1449 - d. 1527) 30 Mar 1527 - 5 Jun 1531 Jobst I (b. 1483 - d. 1531) 5 Jun 1531 - 21 Apr 1544 Adolf XIII (b. 1511 - d. 1556) (= Adolf III Archbishop of Cologne 1547–1556) - jointly with - 5 Jun 1531 - 29 May 1581 Jobst II (b. 1520 - d. 1581) (from 1557, also Lord of Gemen) - jointly with the following two - 21 Apr 1544 - 21 Dec 1576 Otto IV (b. 1517 - d. 1576) (= Otto III Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim 1531–1537) 21 Dec 1576 - 2 Jul 1601 Adolf XIV (b. 1547 - d. 1601) 2 Jul 1601 - 17 Jan 1622 Ernst (b. 1569 - d. 1622) 17 Jan 1622 - 5 Nov 1635 Jobst Hermann (b. 1593 - d. 1635) 5 Nov 1635 - 14 Nov 1640 Otto V (b. 1614 - d. 1640) Landdrosten 1639 - 1640? Hans Zacharias von Rochow (Rochau) (b. 1603 – d. 1654) 1640/48 - 1657 Jasper von Oertzen (b. 1616 – d. 1657) 1658 - 1665 Ernst Albrecht von Eberstein (b. 1605 – d. 1676) 1665 - 1674 Friedrich von Vietinghoff gen. (b. 1624 - d. 1691) Scheel 1674 - 1683 Andreas Pauli von Liliencron (b. 1630 – d. 1700) 1683 - 1698 Conrad Biermann von Ehrenschild (b. 1629 - d. 1698) 1698 - 1703 Martin Conrad Biermann von (b. 1662 – d. 1715) Ehrenschild 1704 – 1719? Claus Hartwig von Perckenthin (d. 1719) 1719 – 1731 Otto Carl von Callenberg (b. 1686 – d. 1759) 1732 – 1764 Gebhard Ulrich von Perckentin (b. 1689 – d. 1766) 19 Nov 1764 – 1770 Hans von Ahlefeldt (b. 1710 – d. 1780) 1770 - 1784 Jürgen Ernst Graf von Scheel (b. 1737 – d. 1795) 1784 - 1817 Theodosius Levetzau (b. 1742 – d. 1817) 1817 – 1848 Ernst August von Döring (b. 1767 – d. 1850) 1848 Caspar Arnold Engel (interim) (b. 1799 – d. 1863) 23 Aug 1848 – Jul 1852 Bernhard Rathgen (b. 1802 – d. 1880) 1852 - 28 Dec 1863 Ludwig Nicolaus von Scheele (b. 1796 – d. 1874) Dec 1863 - 1865 Carl Wilhelm Wommelsdorff- (b. 1819 – d. 1893) Friedrichsen (acting) 14 Jan 1865 - Apr 1867 Adalbert Heinrich Friedrich von (b. 1820 – d. 1870) Baudissin Saxe-Lauenburg (Lauenborg) Amter Before 1864, the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (Danish: Hertugdømmet Sachsen-Lauenborg) was administered by Denmark. It was administered by the administered by the German Confederation 10 Jul 1848 - 1851. From 20 Aug 1865, Lauenburg was in personal union with Prussia, and on 1 Jul 1876 it was incorporated into the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein as the District of the Duchy of Lauenburg (Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg)(for Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg: see Lauenburg under German states before 1918). Lauenburg (Lauenborg) Amtmaend 1793 - 1819 Conrad Hermann Heinrich Hornbostel (b. 1742 - d. 1819) 1819 - 1 Sep 1848 Frederik August von Linstow (b. 1775 - d. 1848) 1848 - 1851 Adam Friedrich Adamson Graf von (b. 1816 - d. 1885) Moltke 1851 - 1868 Eduard Friedrich Walter (Walther) (b. 1801 - d. 1868) 1868 - 1876? Heinrich Karl Georg Freiherr von Hollen Ratzeburg
Amtmaend 1795 - 1820 Gottlieb Johann August Brauns (b. 1751 - d. 1820) 1820 - af.1824 Johann Wilhelm Gustav Hantelmann 1827 - 20 May 1860 Joachim Bernhard Susemihl (b. 1788 - d. 1860) 1860 - 1876 Johann Detloff Reichsritter und (b. 1805 - d. 1891) Edler von Cossel Schwarzenbek Amtmaend 1793 - 1827 Friedrich Wilhelm Compe (b. 1751 - d. 1827) 1827 - 30 May 1866 Friedrich Seestern-Pauly (b. 1789 - d. 1866) 1866 - 1876 Albrecht Ludwig Joachim Friedrich (b. 1809 - d. 1889) von Levetzow Steinhorst Amtmaend 1815 - 1833 August Philipp Schubert (d. 1833) 1834 - 1848 Jeppe Prehn (b. 1803 - d. 1850) 1848 - 1866 Carl Ludwig von Warnstedt (b. 1808 - d. 1868) 1866 - 1876 Christian Jürgen Adolph Meyn Oldenburg amt (1667-1773): see Oldeburg under German States before 1918 © Ben Cahoon |