Altona Mayor
This list contains the mayors and the historical lords of Altona .
Altona (Lord) Mayor (with term of office)
- Anton Goldbach (1664–1680)
- Hans Christian Eiffler (1680–1703)
- Johann Hallmann (1703-1712)
- Joachim Hinrich Jönsen (1732–1755)
- Johann Daniel Baur (1755–1772)
- Immanuel Schütze (1772–1778)
- Johann Adolph Peter Gries (1779–1790)
- Caspar Siegfried Gähler (1791–1825)
- Johann Heinrich Lange (1825–1837)
- Carl Heinrich Caspar Behn (1838-1853)
- Wilhelm Gähler (1853–1855)
- Friedrich Gottlieb Eduard von Thaden (1856-1883)
- Franz Adickes (1883-1891)
- Dr. Otto Giese (1891–1904)
- Alexander Baur (elected in 1905; did not take up office for health reasons)
- Dr. Carl Tettenborn (1905–1909)
- Bernhard Schnackenburg (1909-1924)
- Max Brauer (1924–1933)
- Nazi era
- Emil Brix (1933-1936)
- Helmut Daniel (1936–1937)
- Bernhard Velthuysen (1937–1938?)
- Heinrich Piwitt, circuit conductor of the circle 7 (1939-1945)
District Office Manager (since 1945)
- August Kirch (1945–1954)
- Dr. Walther Kunze (1954–1963)
- Dr. Werner Maschek (1963–1984)
- Hans-Peter Strenge (1984–1995)
- Dr. Uwe Hornauer (1996-2002)
- Hinnerk Fock (2003-2007)
- Jürgen Warmke-Rose (2007-2013)
- Dr. Liane Melzer (2013-2019)
- Dr. Stefanie von Berg (since December 2019)
(Upper) President of Altona
(responsible head of the magistrate appointed by the Danish king)
- Rudolf Roland (1664–1680)
- Matthias Jessen (1680-1712)
- Claus Claussen (1712-1713)
- Christian Detlev von Reventlow (1713–1732)
- Matthias Jessen the Elder J. (1732-1736)
- Bernhard Leopold Volkmar von Schomburg (1736–1746)
- Hans Rantzau von Ascheberg (1746–1749)
- Detlev von Reventlow (1749–1751)
- Henning von Qualen (1751–1766)
- Sigismund Wilhelm von Gähler (1767–1788)
- Christian Ludwig von Stemann (1789–1808)
- Conrad Daniel von Blücher (1808–1845)
- Count Joseph of Reventlow-Criminil (1846–1850)
- Baron Carl von Scheel-Plessen (1853-1856)
- Ludwig Gustav Heinzelmann (1856–1861)
- Ludwig Nikolaus von Scheele (1861–1864)
Kings of Altona history
Danish Kings ( House of Oldenburg )
Altona came with Holstein-Pinneberg in 1647 to the Duchy of Holstein and thus under the rule of the Danish crown.
- Christian IV (* 1577), 1588-1648
- Frederik III. (* 1609), 1648-1670
- Christian V. (* 1646), 1670-1699
- Frederik IV (* 1671), 1699-1730
- Christian VI. (* 1699), 1730-1746
- Frederik V. (* 1723), 1746–1766
- Christian VII (* 1749), 1766–1808
- Frederik VI. (* 1768), 1808-1839
- Christian VIII (* 1786), 1839-1848
- Frederik VII (* 1808), 1848–1863
Prussian Kings (Hohenzollern)
After Denmark renounced Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg in the Peace of Vienna (1864) , Prussian troops marched into Holstein, administered by Austria , on June 9, 1865 . The Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein was formed in 1867.
- Wilhelm I (* 1797), 1864–1888
- Friedrich III. (* 1831), 1888-1888
- Wilhelm II (1859–1941), 1888–1918
See also District Altona # history