List of mayors of the city of Speyer

The list of mayors of the city of Speyer lists the well-known mayors of the city ​​of Speyer in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate , their term of office and further remarks.

Imperial City Mayor 1350–1796

Mayor 1350–1516

In the 14th century, the position of the Speyer household and Münzer dwindled . In 1349 the guilds were able to enforce a guild constitution for the imperial city. The housemates had to renounce their last privileges and establish themselves as a guild among 14 other guilds.

From 1378 onwards, the mayors are recorded in the council book without any gaps, for the other years they can be determined from documents or the document book. The office holders take over the mayor's office every three years.

Surname	Term of office reg.	Term of office 2.	comment
Fritze Kursener	1350	-
Peter von Landowe	1351, 1356	-
Berthold Munich	-	1351
Albert Heidenrich	1352	1348
Sifrid Schalluf	1353	1347..1350
Heinrich Munssemeister	-	1353	called Master Heinrich Munssemeister
Gotschalk from Kolle	1354	-
Heintze Verlin	-	1354
Johannes Pfrumbaum	1355	1352
Claus von Bebingen	1357	-
Hennel Fritzemann	-	1355..1358
Rudolf of Offenburg	1361..1367	-
Contze Verlin	1359, 1365..1368	1356
Dieterich Side	-	1359
Contze Fritze	1360	1357
Contze Dieterich	1362	-	identical to Verlin or Side 1359?
Side birch	-	1362
Sibot Schalluf	-	1365..1368
Side to the Blumenouwe	1366	-
Brethel Fryspecher	1369..1384	1360..1366	1386 degradatus
Contzel Fryspecher	-	1370..1376
Engelman among the Gademenem	1369	-
Hans of Knowledge	1370	-
Contze Dieterich	1371	-
Werner Swigker	-	1372
Contze floorboard	1373..1409	1361..1367	1370 not mentioned
Claus von Rinckenberg	1374	-
Berthold Reinbott	1377..1395	1371..1374	also B. von Sunnesheim
Hennel Meingoz	-	1375
Heintzel from Landowe	-	1375
NN	-	1375
Heilmann Holtmuot	-	1378..1381
Heilmann Buontel	-	1379..1382
Contzel Frysbecher	-	1385
Hensel Muttersteder	1387..1411	1384
Hanse Fritze the parent	-	1387..1399
Contze Fritze	1391..1409	1388
Dietrich Syde	1398..1410	1377..1395
Claus von Rinckenberg	1412..1421	1391..1409
Conradt Roseler	1414..1420	1398..1410
Martin Stossel	-	1402..1417
Eberhard von Meinßheim the Elder A.	1413	1416..1425
Eberhard von Meinßheim the Elder Born	1423..1432	1416..1419
Angel from Rinckenberg	1416..1442	1413
Peter Fritze	1424..1436	-
Ytel Fritze	1437	-
Sifrid Schalluf	1435	1423..1432
Conradt Roseler	1438..1441	-
Heinrich Steinhuser	1440..1446	1431..1437
Conradt Eyerer	1444..1459	1435..1441
Joste Frispach	1445	1439..1442
Conradt Wisshare	1448..1451	1445
Hans Roseler	-	1446
Hans Lebart	1449..1458	-
Claus von Rinckenberg	1454..1466	1458..1451
Claus Konig	1461..1476	1449..1458
Angel Erer	1462..1465	-
Marx to the lamb	1468..1480	1462..1465
Friederich Fritze the Elder A.	1469..1488	1454..1466
Debolt Borlin	1479..1491 †	1473..1476	† July 21, 1482; Clausen's son
Caspar Erer	1483	1468..1480
Melchior Weyß	1486..1498 †	1468..1480	† July 17, 1498
Hans Murer	1487 (?) 1496..1499	1490..1493
Friederich Fritze the Elder Born	-	1487
Ytelfritz the parent	1490..1493 †	-	† April 2, 1493
Niclaus vom Hag (e)	1491	1494..1500	replaced Borlin (?)
Paulus Hiltbrandt	1494..1500	1485..1491	called to the Lamb
Hans Murer	1496..1499	1490..1493
Daniel Ludewig	1498	-	replaced Weyß
Debolt Beyer	1501..1507	1486..1498
Jacob Burckart	1502..1511	1493..1499	moves up in 1493
Heinrich von Rinckenberg	1503..1512	-
Friedrich Ytelfritz the Elder Born		1502..1505 †	† July 1505
Hans Scheubell	1510	1501..1507
Valentin Zuttel	-	1505..1511	moved up in 1505
Jacob von Ach (e)	1513..1516	1510
Hans von Lummersheim	1513	-
Hans von Altzen	1513..1516	1513
Peter Brun	1514	-
Dieter Riese	1514..1517	-
Wiprecht Kercher	-	1514
Georg Gobel	-	1514
Adam von Berstein	1515, 1519-1523 / u	1517	1519–1523 in the odd years
Jorg Muspach	1515, 1518-1522 / g	-	1518–1522 in the even years
Heinrich Merbel	-	1515
Hans Erhart	-	1516

Mayor 1517–1690

Since 1517, the mayor pairs have changed every two years. One pair in each case is in office in the even years, the second in the odd years, with the office holders of the couple in the even years then taking on other tasks as senior masters (and vice versa).

The first column, “Term of Office”, lists the years as the ruling mayor, the following the years as the representative of his predecessor (second mayor) - provided that both parties survive.

• Many different spellings of names.

Year †: death in office

Surname	Term of office reg.	Term of office 2.	comment
Dieter Riese	1514 & 1517	-
Adam von Berstein	1515 & 1519-1523	1517
Jorg Muspach	1515 & 1518-1522	-
Hans Mettenheymer	-	1518-1520
Heinrich Merbel	1524-1530	-
Peter Brun	1525-1527	1519, 1523
Jacob of Schwynfurt	-	1521, 1525
Wicker Grabus	-	1522-1526
Hans Heidolf	-	1528
Adam von Berstein	1529, 1533	-
Friderich Meurer	1531-1563	1529, 1533
Hanns giant	1532-1540	1530
Bastian Neideck	-	1531, 1535-1543
Conradt Lutz	1542–1562 †	1532-1540	† April 18, 1562
Heinrich Gastell	-	1542-1548
Jorg Muspach	1545-1547	-
Marx Freispach	-	1549-1561
Jost trolley	-	1550
Georg Konig	-	1552 †	† November 24, 1552
Peter Augspurger	1564–1572 †	1554-1562	† June 3, 1572
Hamann Petsch	1565–1573 †	1554-1562	† March 23, 1573
Adam Syess	-	1564–1568 †
Hanns Heidolff	-	1565–1567 †	† June 13, 1567
Lienhardt Hohenbeckh	-	1569–1571 †
Hanns Rospecher	-	1570-1572
Engelbert Schonauer	1572	1573 †	† March 29, 1573; replaced 1572 Augsburg
Hanns Weickh	1573	-	replaced Petsch in 1573
Johann Voltz	1574-1596	-
Frantz Bermenter	1575-1577	-
Bernhardt Schiffell	-	1579-1581
Christmann Petsch	1579–1593 †	1575-1577	† November 11, 1593; 94 years old
Johann von Cassel	1595	1583-1593
Jacob Rumetsch	1597–1603 †	1595	† May 31, 1603
Niclaus Heilmann	-	1597–1599 †	† April 22, 1599
Peter Reinhardt	1598–1600 †	1595	† September 28, 1600
Frantz Augspurger	1602–1612 †	1598-1600	† September 9, 1612; 61 years old
Georg Engell	-	1602-1604
Jacob Rospecher	-	1606–1608 †	† December 25, 1608
Georg Beuerlin	-	1610, 1613–1615 †	† March 14, 1615
Johann Hadamar	1605–1615 †	1601-1603	† October 23, 1615
Johann Job Hatstein	1614–1622 †	1605-1611, 1612	† April 6, 1622
Joh. Adam Voltz	1617-1621	1615	replaced Beuerlin in 1615
Conrad Hietrodt *	1622, 1623-1635	1617-1621	† January 3, 1636
Melchior Meuckel	-	1633	represents Hietrodt in 1633
Jacob Amand Rumetsch	1624-1630 / 32	1614-1622	is represented in 1632
Marcus Heidt	-	1623–1635 †
Elias Meier *	1632–1636 †	1624-1630	† August 25, 1636
Matthias Vilbel	1636 & 1637 †	1614-1622	† September 1637; follows Meier in 1636
Adam Cullmann	1638 †	1632-1636	† November 3, 1638; represents Rumetsch in 1632
Hanß David Kob	-	1638
Philipp Jacob Petsch	1639 †	-	July 22, 1639 †
Frantz Göbell	1638-1646	-	follows Cullmann in 1638
Henrich Mauß	1641–1661 †	1637	† August 26, 1661
Joh. Henrich Schademann	1648-1652	1639, 1640-1646	1639 represented the sick Petsch
Joh. Ernst Rentzler	-	1639-1653
Michael Mueller	-	1655–1659 †	† March 25, 1659
Joh. Georg Ritzhaub	-	1659	follows Müller
Joh. Georg Rummetsch	1654-1660	1648-1658
Joh. Ludwig Rödel	1662 †	1654-1660	† August 27, 1662
Wilhelm Bitto	1663-1675	1661
Valentin Heilgert	1664	1662
Johann Antoni	-	1663-1667
Frantz Lepper	-	1666-1670
Hanß David Kümmich	-	1669	† January 1669
Johann Mülberger	1670	1664	Mu (h) lberger is suspended on 23 March 1670 and left office on May 14 expelled .
Georg Zeitböß	1670-1686	1670	replaced Mülberger in 1670
Georg Albrecht Müller	1677 †	1669-1675	† April 3, 1677
Heinrich Friedlin	1677–1681 †	1677	† March 18, 1681
Sebastian Schiller	1683-1685	1677-1681	† October 27, 1685; moved up in 1677
Joh. Georg Kauffmann	1687	1681-1685	† 1687, 39 years old; moved up in 1681
Joh. Philipp Zuber	1688-1690	1672-1686 & 1698
Joh. Paul Fuchs	1689	1687	† 1690 in exile
Joh. Niclaus Spengel	-	1688-1690
Georg Ernst Rützhaub	1691-1699 & 1692-1708	1689	† December 11, 1708

Mayor 1691–1796

Surname	Term of office reg.	Term of office 2.	comment
Georg Ernst Rützhaub	1691-1699 & 1692-1708	1689	† December 11, 1708; Rützhaub was the ruling mayor from November 17, 1691 to 1700. From 1702 until his death he was the incumbent in the even years.
Joh. Philipp Zuber	1688-1690	1672-1686 & 1698
Sigmund Heinrich Stegmann	1701-1707	1699
Georg Daniel Bleyel / Bleyll	1709-1721	1701-1707	† July 18, 1721
Israel take care	1710 †	1700-1708	† March 18, 1710
Joh. Conrad Schwanckhard	1710–1722 †	1710	† April 5, 1722
Joh. Peter Schreyer	1722-1738	1710-1722	† July 5, 1738 (age 68)
Nicolaus Suss	-	1709–1715 †
Joh. Adam White	-	1724-1730
Georg Heinrich Kümmich	1723-1731	1717-1721
Joh. Heinrich Geyer	1733-1743	1723-1731	† November 16, 1743
Johannes Bäst	1738–1742 †	1732-1738	† April 1, 1742
Joh. Melchior Schwanckhard	1742	1740-1742
Georg Martin Weltz	1744–1748 †	1742	† March 21, 1748
Andreas Hoffmann	1745-1747	1733-1743
Joh. Jacob Koch	-	1748-1752	1748 successor
Joh. Friedrich Kümmich	1749-1753	1745-1747
Joh. Bartholomäus Weltz	1748–1756 †	1744-1748	† September 23, 1756
Benjamin Lesch	1755-1767	1749-1753
Joh. Michael yours	-	1755-1765
Friedrich Wilhelm Ußlaub	1758-1780	1754-1756	† December 27, 1780
Joh. Friedrich Schwengsfeuer	-	1758-1772
Joh. Heinrich Weltz	1769-1773	1767
Joh. Carl Alexander Holtzmann	1775-1783	1769-1773	† 1784
Joh. Georg Freyburger	1782	1774-1780
Joh. Kaspar Petsch	1784-1792 & 1793	1782
Joh. Friedrich Trapp	-	1784 & 1787-1793
Joh. Michael Weiss	1785-1791	1775-1783
Georg David Scharpff	-	1785
Friedrich Christoph Freytag	-	1786-1792
Joh. Schwanckardt	-	1794
Joh. Michael White (?)	-	1794
Johannes Becker	1794 & 1795	1796	1793 & 1796 Maire
Joh. David Staub	-	1796
Joh. Adam White	1796	-	last imperial city mayor; Maire 1796-1798, 1801-1804; † 1804

French period 1790 to 1813

Imperial City Mayor 1790 to 1796

Term of office	Names	comment
1790	Joh. Kaspar Petsch / Friedrich Christoph Freytag	Old master : Joh. Michael Weiß / Joh. Friedrich Trapp
1791	Joh. Michael Weiß / Joh. Friedrich Trapp	Old Masters : Joh. Kaspar Petsch / Friedrich Christoph Freytag
1792	Joh. Kaspar Petsch / Friedrich Christoph Freytag
1793	Joh. Kaspar Petsch / Joh. Friedrich Trapp
1794	Johannes Becker / Joh. Schwanckardt	Joh. Michael Weiß (?) Replaces Joh. Schwanckardt
1795	Johannes Becker
1796	Joh. Adam Weiß / Joh. David Staub	Old master : Johannes Becker
1796	Joh. Adam Weiß / Joh. David Staub	Old master : Johannes Becker

French mayor 1792 to 1813

Term of office	Surname	comment
1792-1793	Karl Ludwig Petersen	provisional mayor , first period of occupation
1793	Johannes Becker	Maire, first occupation
1793-1794	Karl Wilhelm Mentzer	Maire, second occupation
1794-1795	Carl Alexander Holtzmann	gen. 1795, third occupation
1796	Johannes Becker	Maire, fourth occupation
1796	Joh. Adam White	Maire, fifth occupation
1796-1798	Joh. Adam White	Maire
1798	Carl Alexander Holtzmann	Municipal agent
1798-1800	Wilhelm Leschmann	Municipal agent
1800-1801	Franz Freytag	Municipal agent
1801-1804	Joh. Adam White	Maire; † 1804
1804-1809	Ludwig Wilhelm Sunday	Maire
1809-1813	Georg Friedrich Hetzel	Maire

Mayor of the Bavarian period 1816 to 1945

Mayor 1816 to 1911

Term of office	Surname	comment	image
1814	Franz Reichardt	Lord Mayor (Until the Bavarian Municipal Code came into force, the officials called themselves Lord Mayors.)
1814-1819	F. Clauss	Lord Mayor
1819-1829	Georg Friedrich Hetzel
1830-1832	Friedrich August Heydenreich	Heydenreichhaus
1833-1838	Georg Friedrich Hetzel
1838-1843	Georg Friedrich Hilgard
1843-1848	Carl Philipp Claus
1848-1849	Georg Friedrich Kolb	Member of the Frankfurt National Assembly and the Stuttgart Rump Parliament ; after the Palatinate uprising in custody
1849-1850	Georg Friedrich Ußlaub	Administrator of the office for Kolb
1850-1859	Joh. Melchior Schultz
1859-1868	Georg Friedrich Haid
1868-1874	Joh. Conradt Eberhardt
1875-1884	Georg Friedrich Haid
1885-1894	Georg Peter Suess (NLP)	Member of the State Parliament (MdL)
1894-1897	Friedrich Weltz
1897-1904	Philipp Serr
1904-1911	Philipp Lichtenberger (NLP)	last honorary mayor, MdR & MdL

Full-time mayor from 1911 to 1945

Ernst Hertrich became the first legally qualified and full-time mayor of the city of Speyer in 1911; he died as a soldier in the First World War . Since 1923 Karl Leiling was the first head of the city to bear the title of Lord Mayor.

Term of office	Surname	comment	image
1911-1914	Ernst Hertrich	legally qualified mayor, died in 1914
1917-1919	Otto Moericke
1919-1943	Karl Leiling	Lord Mayor since 1923
1943-1945	Rudolf Trampler (NSDAP)	Lord Mayor

Lord Mayor, after 1945

Since 1999 the mayor is no longer elected by the city council, but directly by the population.

Term of office	Surname	comment	image
1945-1946	Karl Leiling
1946	Hans Hettinger
1946-1949	Paul Schaefer (CDU)	Lord Mayor
1949-1969	Paulus Skopp (SPD)	Lord Mayor
1969-1995	Christian Roßkopf (SPD)	Lord Mayor
1995-2010	Werner Schineller (CDU)	Lord Mayor
2011-2018	Hansjörg Eger (CDU)	Lord Mayor
2019–	Stefanie Seiler (SPD)	Lord Mayor (since January 2, 2019)

literature

• [Wilhelm] Harster: Speierer mayor list from 1289 to 1889. In: Communications of the Historical Association of the Palatinate . Gilardone, Speyer 1889. pp. 59-80.

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Johann Heinrich Schattenmann" (* 1599; † 1653): Family tree Schattenmann Anno 1508 , 1979; see. Geneanet (oholzapfel)
2. ^ "Joh. Heinrich Friedel": family tree Schattenmann Anno 1508 , 1979; see. Geneanet (oholzapfel)