Bailiff of the Faroe Islands
Christian Pløyen was fúti from 1830 and amtmaður in the Faroe Islands from 1837 to 1847 . He is still considered the most outstanding and popular amtmaður in the country.
From 1720 to 1948 were the Faroe Islands by a bailiff ( Faroese amtmaður [ amtmɛavʊr ], Danish : amtmand ) ruled.
There were three different terms of this office:
- 1720–1775: Officials of Iceland based in Reykjavík , who were also responsible for the Faroe Islands.
- 1776–1816: Officials of Zealand based in Copenhagen , who were also responsible for the Faroe Islands.
- 1816–1948: Officials based in Tórshavn who were only responsible for the Faroe Islands.
The direct successor to this office has been the Ríkisumboðsmaður ("Reichsombudsman") since the Faroese Autonomy Act from 1948 until today .
Officials in Reykjavík
| From | Stiftsbefalingsmand over Island og Færøerne (1720 to 1775) | Born died | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1720 | Peter Ravens | 1661-1727 | Denmark |
| 1728 | Kristian Guldencrone | 1676-1746 | Denmark |
| 1730 | Henrik Ox | 1660-1750 | Denmark |
| 1750 | Otto Manderup Rantzau | 1719-1768 | Denmark |
| 1768 | Kristian Leberecht from Proeck | 1718-1780 | Germany |
| 1770 | Lauritz Andreas Thodal | 1718-1808 | ? |
Officials in Copenhagen
| From | Stiftamtmand over Sjællands Stift og Færøerne (1776 to 1816) | Born died | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 | Henrik Adam Brockenhuus | 1720-1803 | Norway |
| 1787 | Gregers Kristian von Haxthausen | 1732-1802 | Denmark |
| 1790 | Johan Heinrich Knuth | 1746-1802 | Denmark |
| 1802 | Frederik von Hauch | 1754-1839 | Denmark |
| 1810 | Werner Jasper Andreas von Moltke | 1755-1835 | Denmark |
Officials in Tórshavn
The seat of the Amtmaður was the so-called "Burg" ( Borgin ), or Amtmansborgin . It was the most magnificent building in Tórshavn at the time, and the Dannebrog of the Imperial Ombudsman still blows here today (photo from 1899).
| From | Amtmand på Færøerne (1816 to 1948) | Born died | origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | Emilius Marius Georgius Løbner | 1766-1849 | ? |
| 1825 | Christian Ludvig Tillisch | 1797-1844 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| 1830 | Frederik Tillisch | 1801-1889 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| 1837 | Christian Pløyen | 1803-1867 | Denmark |
| 1848 | Carl Emil Dahlerup | 1813-1890 | Denmark |
| 1861 | Peter Holten | 1816-1892 | Denmark |
| 1871 | Hannes Kristján Steingrímur Finsen | 1828-1892 | Iceland |
| 1884 | Lorentz Højer Buchwaldt | 1841-1933 | Denmark |
| 1897 | Christian Bærentsen | 1862-1944 | Faroe Islands |
| 1911 | Svenning Krag Nielsen Rytter | 1875-1955 | ? |
| 1918 | Victor Stahlsmidt | 1884-1920 | ? |
| 1920 | Elias Olrik | 1885-1975 | ? |
| 1929 | Hjalmar Ringberg | 1889-1988 | Denmark |
| 1936 | Carl Aage Hilbert | 1899-1953 | Denmark |
| 1945 | Cai A. Vagn-Hansen | 1911-1990 | Denmark |
literature
- Jonathan Wylie: The Faroe Islands. Interpretations of History. The University Press of Kentucky, 1987. p. 200
Web links
- Worldstatesmen.org - Faroe Islands (English)