Hamburg citizen oath
By taking the Hamburg citizen oath , foreign residents of Hamburg became full citizens by issuing a citizenship letter . Mayor Hermann Langenbeck introduced the citizens' oath in 1483.
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The citizen's oath was originally written in Low German and read: “ I lave and swear tho GOD the Almighty, that ick this yard and this city wants to be true and fair, your best sons and harms, as ick the best can and may, ock Nenen Upsaet wedder düssem yard and this city make, with Worden edder Wercken, and efft ick what found out that wedder this yard and düsser city were, that ick dat betruwlick wants to announce. I want ock my year-round Schott, imglicken Törckenstüer, Tholage, Tollen, Accise, Matten and what sünsten between one honor. Rahde and the Erbgesetenen Börgerschop are beleved and approved, truely and unweighed by myner Wetenschop, pay and bethalen. Alse my GOD helpe and syn Hilliges word. "
Historical developments
In 1845 , the Hamburg Citizenship Oath was omitted from the relationships on non-existent taxes ( Turkish tax , lap , tolage , mats ) in standard German and also adopted in a foreign language (English and French).
Citizens who wanted to trade on a large scale in Hamburg - e.g. B. not the small merchants (shopkeepers) - required and developing the unlimited freedom of trade, had the upper class a significantly higher basic income pay - in these cases were between passing the civil oath and exhibition of the Civil letter quite a number of years are.
In the representation of the ideal life path of a Hamburg citizen in the citizenship staircase of the Hamburg City Hall , the performance of the citizen's oath is staged under the motto: "Enter into civic guilds and take civic oath" as the height of life and focus.
The Hamburg citizenship was last granted in June 1919 (source: Genealogus.de).
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Hamburger civic oath of Johann Gerhard Oncken signed
Hamburg citizen letter from Johann Friedrich Höper from the year 1856 - with oath from 1850 and the documentation of the increased citizen benefits
Hamburg citizen letter from August Höper from 1891 - with Hamburg coat of arms
