Former Counties of Denmark
Aabenraa
1864 - 1920 Annexed by Prussia
15 Jun 1920 Restored to Denmark
01 Apr 1970 Part of Sønderjyllands amt
County governors of Aabenraa (from 1954 Aabenraa-Sønderborg)
1504 - 1512 Wulf Pogwisch
1513 - 1520 Kai Ahlenfelt
1520 - 1523 Bededikt von der Wisch
1523 - 1528 Benedikt Pogwisch
1528 - 1535 Claus von der Wisch
1535 - 1546 Hieronimus Rantzau
1546 - 1548 Benedikt Sehested
1548 - 1552 Asmus Wolfsen Ahlenfeldt
1552 - 1562 Bertram Sested
1562 - 1576 Mette Caisdatter Rantzau Sested
1576 - 1589 Hans Petersen
(acting)
1589 - 1597 Kai Rantzau
1597 - 1605 Friedrich von Ahlefeldt
1605 - 1606 Clement Christophersen Gadendorp
1606 - 1609 Otto von Qualen
1609 - 1610 Peter Moritz
(1st Time, acting)
1610 - 1611 Johann von Wovern
1611 - 1631 Peter Moritz (2nd Time)
1631 - 1632 Otto Blome
1632 - 1636 Peter Moritz (3rd Time)
1636 - 1641 Joachim Danckworth
1641 - 1646 Johan Friedrich von Winterfeldt
1656 - 1661 Henrik von Bockdorff
1661 - 1669 Hans Blome
1670 - 1677 Friedrich von Günderroth I
1679 - 1684 Friedrich von Günderroth II (1st Time)
1684 - 1689 Wulf Blome
1689 - 1703 Friedrich von Günderroth II (2nd Time)
1703 - 1714 Claus von Ahlenfeldt
1714 - 1723 Johan Ludvig Pincier von Königstein
1723 - 1752 Christian Albrecht von Massau
1752 - 1756 Joachim Christoph von der Lühe
1768 - 1772 Frederik Vilhelm baron Wedel-Jarlsberg
1773 - 1773 Frederik Bardenfleth
1773 - 1775 Gustav Frederik, greve Holck-Winterfeldt
1775 - 1802 Samuel Leopold von Schmettau
1802 - 1808 Konrad von Blücher-Altona
1808 - 1829 Otto Johann von Stemann
16 Feb 1830 - 30 Dec 1842 Christian Ludwig Tillisch
1842 - 1848 Christian von Stemann ..................... 1804-1870
1848 - 12 Oct 1849 Georg Schow
(acting)
12 Oct 1849 - 1850 Broder Knudsen
(acting)
1850 - 28 Jun 1864 Eugenius Sophus Ernst Heltzen ............. 1818-1868
1864 - 1865 Jürgen Jürgensen .......................... 1815-1880
1865 - 1867 Werner Carl Julius Gottlob Levetzau ....... 1822-1889
1864 - 1920 Post abolished
15 Jun 1920 - 1954 Kresten Refslund Thomsen .................. 1884-1960
1954 - 31 Mar 1970 Cai A. Vagn-Hansen ........................ 1911-1990
Aalborgs
1660 Aalborghus county
04 Sep 1793 Aalborg county
01 Apr 1970 Part of Nordjyllands county
Lensmand of Aalborghus
31 Dec 1657 – 09 Jun 1661 Kaj Lykke
09 Jun - 12 Sep 1661 Ove Juul
Stiftamtmaend of Aalsborg
12 Sep 1661 - 01 May 1669 Ove Juul
30 Aug 1669 - 26 May 1671 Peder Charisius
26 May 1671 - 1680 Enevold Parsberg
1680 - 04 Feb 1687 Sten Hondorf
05 Feb 1687 - 28 Jul 1707 Henning Meyercrone
29 Aug 1707 - 21 Jul 1712 Peder Rodsten
09 Aug 1712 - 01 Jun 1719 Rudolf Gersdorff
01 Jun 1719 - 19 Feb 1726 Gotfred Pentz
28 Jun 1726 - 28 Oct 1730 Kristian Reitzer
28 Oct 1730 - 01 Mar 1736 Klaus Reventlow
01 Mar - 09 Apr 1736 Jorgen Bille
09 Apr 1736 - 14 Mar 1773 Iver Holck ................................ 1701-1781
15 Mar 1773 - 27 Apr 1781 Adolf Sigfried von der Osten
27 Apr 1781 - 04 Sep 1793 Theodosius von Levetzau ................... 1742-1817
04 Sep 1793 - 31 Dec 1815 Ditlev Pentz
01 Jan 1816 - 27 Jul 1824 Fredrik Moltke
21 Sep 1824 - 01 Oct 1828 Ehrenreich Kristoffer Ludvig Moltke
01 Oct 1828 - 19 Jul 1836 Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold
24 Sep 1836 - 04 May 1838 Lorens Angel Krieger
15 Sep 1838 - 01 Mar 1843 Kristian Albrecht Bluhme
23 Mar 1843 - 31 Dec 1845 Fredrik Ferdinand Tillisch ................ 1801-1889
01 Jan - 09 Oct 1846 Harald August Hoppe
(acting)
01 Jan 1846 - 20 Jun 1847 Eugenius Sofus Ernst von Heltzen
(acting)
01 Jul 1847 - 03 May 1856 Kristian Ludvig Stemann ................... 1791-1857
1856 - 1886 Frederik Christian Emil Dahlström ......... 1815-1864
1886 - 1899 Eduard Johan Wahl ......................... 1831-1899
1899 - 1905 Johan Henrik Ahnfeldt ..................... 1851-1905
1905 - Oct 1908 Charles Brun (1st Time) ................... 1866-1919
Oct 1908 - 30 Apr 1909 Waldemar Oxholm ........................... 1868-1945
(acting)
01 May 1909 - 28 Jan 1919 Charles Brun (2nd Time)
28 Jan 1919 - 28 Dec 1930 Carl Otto Bache ........................... 1867-1930
1931 - 1952 Jörgen Alexander Adam Berner .............. 1886-1967
1952 - 1964 Axel Lorck-Madsen ......................... 1903-1968
1964 - 31 Mar 1970 Jens Andreas Lorck ........................ 1912-1977
Aalholm
1686 - 1803 Part of Aalholm, Halsted Klosters og Maribo county
Lensmand
25 Jun 1772 - 23 Oct 1793 Christoffer Georg von Wallmoden ........... 1730-1793
12 May 1654 - 01 May 1661 Filip Joakim Barstorf
01 May 1661 - 1672 Hans Hansen Osten ......................... 1617-1672
01 May 1672 - 03 Jan 1681 Kornelius Lerche til Nielstrup ............ 1615-1681
07 Jan 1681 - 20 Feb 1686 Tomas Grote
Århus
Stiftamtmaend og Amtmaend
29 Mar 1763 - 30 Jun 1780 Peder Rosenern ............................ 1711-1790
17 Aug 1780 - 26 May 1784 Kristian Fredrik Güldencrone
26 May 1784 - 22 Dec 1802 Ove Haegh Guldberg ........................ 1731-1781
01 Jan 1803 - 25 May 1804 Caspar Vilhelm von Munthe
af Morgenstierne ......................... 1711-1844
25 May 1804 - 30 Jun 1820 Frederik Julius Christian Güldencrone ..... 1765-1824
01 Jul 1820 - 29 Sep 1828 Peter Otto Bosenern
08 Nov 1828 - 31 Jan 1843 Carl Gustav Rosenørn ...................... 1748-1858
02 Feb 1843 - 06 Nov 1857 Jens Andreas Graali
1858 - 1868 Thorkil Christian Dahl .................... 1807-1872
1868 - 1870 Carl Bodilius Dahl ........................ 1810-1870
1870 - 1894 Theodor August Jes Regenburg .............. 1815-1895
1894 - 1895 Anthonius Michael Napoleon Krieger ........ 1858-1940
1895 - 1915 Carl Vilhelm Johannes Dreyer .............. 1845-19..
01 Nov 1915 - 30 Jun 1926 Hans Carl Dons ............................ 1855-1935
01 Jul 1926 - 1951 Valdemar Hvidt ............................ 1881-1963
1951 - 31 Mar 1970 H.G Lorentzen ............................. 1905-19..
Governors
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Jan 1981 Niels Knud Møllman ........................ 1913-1990
01 Feb 1981 - 31 Jan 1999 Leif Groth ................................ 1930-2009
01 Feb 1999 - 31 Dec 2006 Peter Christiansen ........................ 1945-
County Mayors
01 Jan 1970 - 31 Dec 1981 Robert Svane Hansen ....................... 1910-1984
01 Jan 1982 - 31 Dec 1997 Ib Christian Frederiksen .................. 1927-
01 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2006 Johannes Flensted-Jensen .................. 1944-
Bordesholm
1559 Bordesholm amt of the Duchy of Schlweswig-Holstein
07 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Joint Austro-Prussian administration
15 Sep 1865 Under Austrian administration
12 Jun 1866 Occupied by Prussia
24 Jan 1867 Annexed by Prussia
Amtmaend
1559 Johan Rantzau
1559 - 1566 Iven von Reventlow
1566 - 1571 Christopher Rantzau
1571 - 1584 Sievert von Rantzau
1584 - 1604 Otto von Qualen ........................... 1566-1620
1604 - 1610 Johann von der Wisch
1610 - 1622 Johann von Schwerin
1622 - 1648 Aegidius von der Lancken "der Jünger"
1648 - 1671 Paul Rantzau .............................. 1598-1670
1671 - 1697 Hans Hinrich Kielman von Kielmansegg ...... 1636-1686
1697 - 1711 Henning von Buchwald ...................... 1632-1712
1711 - 1722 Hans Blome ................................ 1669-1722
1722 - 1729 Joachim Otto von Bassewitz ................ 1686-1733
1729 - 1759 Gerhard von Dernath ....................... 1700-1759
1759 - 1766 ....
1766 - 11 Oct 1788 Carl Hinrich von Saldern-Günderoth ........ 1739-1788
1789 - 07 Dec 1800 Conrad Holck .............................. 1745-1800
1801 - 1802 Christian Friedrich Freiherr von Brockdorf 1762-1818
1802 - 1825 Detlev von Buchwald ....................... 1767-1837
1825 - 1839 Johann Rudolph von Bülow .................. 1779-1839
1839 - 1841 Heinrich von Reventlow .................... 1796-1841
1841 - 1845 Christian Andreas Julius greve Reventlow .. 1807-1845
1845 - 1855 Josias Friedrich Ernst von Heintze
-Weissenrode ............................. 1800-1867
1855 - 1860 Heinrich Kauffmann ........................ 1819-1905
1860 - 1864 Arthur Christian Detlev Ludwig ............ 1817-1878
Eugenius greve Reventlow
1864 - 1866 Johann Bernhard Carstens .................. 1806-1887
Bornholm
1662 Bornholms county
01 Apr 1970 Bornholm county
01 Jan 2003 Bornholm regional municipality
01 Jan 2007 Part of Hovedstadden region
Kommandants
21 Jul 1659 - 17 Feb 1662 Adolf Fuchs
18 Feb 1662 - 02 Oct 1673 Hans Løvenheim
County Governors
14 Feb 1674 - 1676 Morten Bertelsen .......................... 1617-1693
10 Mar 1676 - 30 Nov 1677 Tomas Fincke .............................. 1623-1677
05 Dec 1677 - 12 Jul 1682 Christian Gjedde
13 Jul 1682 - 24 Mar 1685 Bendix von Hatten ......................... 1623-1685
17 Aug 1685 - 03 Aug 1694 Johan Didrik von Wetberg .................. 1645-1695
11 Aug 1694 - 30 Sep 1699 Hans Böfke
02 Oct 1699 - 28 Nov 1717 Valdemar Reedtz til Barritskov ............ 1659-1724
29 Nov 1717 - 03 Jan 1722 Johan Henrik von Bippen ................... 1651-1722
23 Mar 1722 - 08 Mar 1739 Niels West ................................ 1666-1742
05 Mar 1739 - 14 Apr 1740 Kaj Fredrik Schnell
09 Mar 1739 - 03 May 1740 Johan Cronenberg -Commandant
04 May 1740 - 11 Nov 1778 Johan Christian Urne ...................... 1705-1787
11 Nov 1778 - 23 Jun 1780 Torkel Johnsson Fieldsted ................. 1741-1796
1780 - 1781 Tomas Georg Munster ....................... 1728-1799
(acting)
1781 Andreas Undahl -Commandant
1781 - 1787 Hans Mikkelsen Nansen -Commandant ......... 1723-1787
30 May 1787 - 21 Apr 1801 Kristen Heiberg ........................... 1737-1831
13 May 1801 - 02 May 1804 Jakob Mandix .............................. 1758-1831
02 May 1804 - 31 Jan 1809 Frederik Thaarup .......................... 1766-1845
01 Feb 1809 - 13 Dec 1836 Kristian Jespersen ........................ 1766-1837
15 Apr 1837 - 19 Aug 1849 Ludvig Vilhelm Henrik Krabbe .............. 1798-1857
13 Oct 1849 - 03 Nov 1865 Julius Henrik Wegener ..................... 1806-1865
1866 - 1871 Emil Vedel ................................ 1824-1909
1871 - 1894 Peter Holten .............................. 1816-1897
1894 - 1903 Anton Groothoff ........................... 1847-1923
1903 - 1913 Axel Bille Brahe .......................... 1858-1935
1913 - 1921 Knud Valloe ............................... 1867-1937
1921 - 31 Dec 1930 Ove Koefoed ............................... 1871-1933
01 Jan 1931 - 19 Oct 1933 B. Öligaard ............................... 1876-1933
01 Jan 1934 - 1961 Poul Christian von Stemann ................ 1891-1966
1961 - 31 Oct 1985 Niels Elkaer-Hansen ....................... 1915-2007
01 Nov 1985 - 31 Oct 1997 Johan Friedrich Erichsen .................. 1927-2001
01 Nov 1997 - 31 Dec 2005 Jørgen Frejo Varder ....................... 1939-
01 Jan - 31 Dec 2006 Bente Flindt Sørensen ..................... 1943-
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 08 Aug 1971 Hans Pihl ................................. 1918-1971
08 Aug 1971 - 31 Mar 1974 Cai Larsen ................................ 1915-1986
01 Apr 1974 - 31 Dec 1989 Jens Koefoed Brandt ....................... 1924-2010
01 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 2002 Knud Anderson ............................. 1947-
Regional Mayor
01 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2006 Thomas Thors .............................. 1949-
Bøvling
Cismar
Cronshagen
Dragsholms
Dronningsborg
Dueholm
Femern
Flensborg
Frederiksborg
Amtmænd
1672 - 1678 Helmuth Otto von Winterfeldt .............. 1617-1694
01 Jan 1679 - 25 Aug 1689 Jokum Kristoffer von Bülow
til Rosenlund
01 May 1697 - 30 Apr 1717 Johan Otto Raben .......................... 1646-1719
03 May 1717 - 17 Sep 1718 Valentin von Eickstedt til Hohenholz
og Glasow
10 Oct 1718 - 16 Mar 1741 Fredrik von Gram
16 Mar 1741 - 10 Sep 1771 Fredrik Karl von Gram
10 Sep 1771 - 20 Mar 1805 Henrik von Levetzau ....................... 1734-1820
20 Mar 1805 – 31 Oct 1826 Hans Nikolaj Arctander
01 Nov 1826 - 12 Feb 1836 Herman Gerhard Treschow ................... 1780-1836
30 Apr 1836 - 01 Nov 1855 Hans Schack Knuth ......................... 1787-1861
1855 - 1860 Carl Eduard Rotwitt ....................... 1812-1860
1860 - 1880 Johan Sigismund lensgreve Schulin ......... 1808-1880
1880 - 1906 Vilhelm Ferdinand baron Wedell
-Wedellsborg
1906 - 1919 Vilhelm Peter greve Schulin ............... 1849-1922
1919 - 1921 ....
1921 - 1931 Rowland Howard Grön ....................... 1894-1967
1931 - 1939 Waldemar Henry Theodor Oxholm ............. 1868-1945
1939 - 1948 Kay Ulrich ................................ 1890-1948
1948 - 1964 Justus Saurbrey ........................... 1894-1987
1964 - 31 Mar 1970 Jörgen Elkjaer-Larsen ..................... 1912-1988
Governors
01 Apr 1970 - 28 Feb 1982 Jørgen Elkjaer-Larsen ..................... s.a
01 Mar 1982 - 30 Jun 1993 Helge Odel ................................ 1923-2009
01 Jul 1993 - 30 Jun 1998 Jørgen Harder Rasmussen ................... 1928-
01 Jul 1998 - 31 Dec 2006 Christian Trønning ........................ 1947-
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Mar 1978 Hans Andersen ............................. 1908-2002
01 Apr 1978 - 21 Aug 1982 Svenn Schmidt ............................. 1919-1982
22 Aug - 08 Sep 1982 Jørgen Christiannsen ...................... 1928-
(1st Time, acting)
09 Sep 1982 - 31 Dec 1985 Bent Løber ................................ 1929-2008
01 Jan 1986 - 31 Dec 1989 Jørgen Christiannsen (2nd Time)
01 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 1997 Kirsten Ebbensgraard ...................... 1939-
01 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2001 Lars Løkke Rasmussen ...................... 1964-
01 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2006 Jørgen Cnristensen ........................ 1950-
Fyns
Governors of the Fyns Diocese
1660 - 1662 Otto Krag til Voldbjerg
1662 - 1664 ....
01 May 1664 - 1673 Henrik Lindenov
01 May 1674 - 1679 Erik Banner
1679 - 17 Feb 1694 Helmuth Otto von Winterfeldt
24 Apr 1694 - 30 Nov 1704 Didrik Schult
07 Feb 1705 - 30 Jun 1713 Joakim Pritzbuer
30 Jun 1713 - 06 Apr 1717 Fredrik Ejler Gjedde
03 May 1717 - 15 Dec 1721 Kristian Lente
31 Dec 1721 - 19 Jul 1740 Kristian Sehested
03 Oct 1740 - 08 Sep 1760 Kristian Rantzan
08 Sep 1760 - 01 Sep 1767 Karl Juel
08 Sep 1767 - 08 Jan 1789 Henrik Bille
01 Apr 1789 - 27 Apr 1798 Fredrik Buchwald
27 Apr 1798 - 01 May 1799 Povl Rosenørn
01 May 1799 - 02 Sep 1808 Povl Rosenørn Gersdorff
12 Oct 1808 - 03 Mar 1809 Fredrik Adeler Baron til Adelersborg
10 Apr 1809 - 01 Aug 1814 Gebhard Moltke-Hvitfeldt
01 Aug 1814 - 05 May 1836 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeldt de Simonsen
19 Jul 1836 - 31 Dec 1842 Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold
01 Jan 1843 - 22 Mar 1848 Karl Emil Bardenfleth
23 Sep 1848 - 04 Jun 1856 Iver Johan Unsgaard
Governors of Fyns
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Jul 1975 Jakob T. Højrup
01 Aug 1975 - 13 Feb 1979 Tyge Haarlev .............................. 1910-1979
14 Feb 1979 - 30 Jun 1989 Louis Anker Heegaard ...................... 1919-1990
01 Jul 1989 - 31 Jul 1999 Christian Hyltoft ......................... 1929-2007
01 Aug 1999 - 31 Dec 2006 Ninna Würtzen ............................. 1941-
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Mar 1974 Edvard Rasmussen .......................... 1902-1990
01 Apr 1974 - 31 Dec 1993 Jens Peter Fisker ......................... 1930-2009
01 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2001 Karen Nøhr ................................ 1933-
01 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2005 Jan Boye .................................. 1962-
01 Jan - 31 Dec 2006 Poul Weber ................................ 1949-
Gottorp
Haderslav
30 Oct 1864 Duchy of Schleswig ceded to Prussia and Austria
23 Aug 1866 Ceded in full to Prussia
10 Dec 1870 Part of Germany
28 Jun 1919 Under international commission by Treaty of Versailles
15 Jun 1920 Northern Schleswig ceded to Denmark following
a referendum
01 Apr 1970 Aabenraa-Sønderborg and Haderslev,
part of Sønderjyllands
County governors
1523 - 1539 Melchior Rantzau
1585 - 1593 Hans Blome
1593 - 1627 Gert Rantzau
1642 - 1648 Ditlev Reventlow
1725 - 1731 Conrad Ditlev Reventlow
1731 - 1740 Carl Hinrich Vieregge
1740 - 1752 Joachim Christoph von der Lühe
1752 - 1753 Matthias Güldencrone
1753 - 1783 Friderich von Klingenberg
1784 Abraham Anton von Brackel
1784 - 1789 Christian Ludwig von Stemann
1789 - 1791 Andreas Christoph Rüdinger
1791 - 1805 Johan Sigismund von Møsting
1805 - 1818 Kai Werner von Ahlefeldt
1818 - 1848 Friedrich Heinrich Christian Johannsen (1st Time)
1848 - 1849 Christian Bruhn Mikkelborg
1849 - 1851 Friedrich Heinrich Christian Johannsen (2nd Time)
1851 - 1864 William Walker von Stockfleth
1864 - 1920 Post Abolished
1920 - 1931 Viggo Harlöv
1931 - 1943 Christian Ludvig Lundbye
1944 - 1970 Jens Pinholt
Hald
Halsted
Lensmand
05 Jun 1660 - 01 May 1661 Frederik von Ahlefeldt .................... 1623-1686
Havreballegaard
Hjørring
Amtmaend of Hjørring Amt
01 Jan 1794 - 09 Nov 1803 Johan Ludvig Lübecker ..................... 1743-1814
09 Nov 1803 - 03 Jun 1813 Emanuel Blom ............................. 1747-1825
03 Jun 1813 - 22 Mar 1814 Mathias Reinhold von Jessen ............... 1780-1853
22 Mar 1814 - 22 Jun 1822 Fredrik Sporon ............................ 1783-1867
22 Jun 1822 - 02 Feb 1843 Jens Andreas Graah ........................ 1787-1873
23 Mar 1843 - 23 Dec 1849 Frederik Christian von Holsten ............ 1804-1885
1850 - 1867 Frederik August Esbensen .................. 1802-1872
1867 - 1880 Vilhelm Ferdinand,
baron Wedell-Wedellsborg ................. 1827-1914
1880 - 21 Nov 1886 Adam Frederik Moltke ..................... 1821-1886
1887 - 1896 Nicolai Reimer Rump ....................... 1834-1900
1896 - 1898 ....
1898 - 1905 Joachim baron Wedell-Wedellsborg .......... 1860-19..
1905 - 1913 Harald Valdemar Linnemann ................. 1865-1940
23 Apr 1913 - 1929 Poul Christian Noergaard .................. 1866-1929
1929 - 1941 Magnus Wulff .............................. 1886-1951
01 Apr 1941 - 1953 Knud Friis Jespersen ...................... 1893-1969
1953 - 31 Mar 1970 K.O. Möller ............................... 1909-1979
Holbaek
County Governors of Holbaek
17 Feb 1664 - 24 Jul 1671 Johan Krf. Korhitz
(acting)
06 Mar 1683 - 23 Feb 1707 Tage Thott
1707 - 20 Feb 1727 Johan Kristoffer Schönbach
25 Apr 1727 - 09 Feb 1751 Fredrik Adeler til Gimsø
09 Feb 1751 - 09 Sep 1768 Joakim Hartvig Johan von Barner
09 Sep 1768 - 08 May 1770 Eiler Christopher von Ahlefeldt
08 May 1770 - 31 Aug 1771 Karl Adolf Rantzau
31 Aug 1771 - 13 Nov 1783 Bartholomaens Bertelsen de Cederfeldt
13 Nov 1783 - 01 Jul 1804 Mikael Herman Levenskiold
01 Jul 1804 - 12 Oct 1808 Fredrik Adeler
07 Dec 1808 - 23 Nov 1810 Christian Kornelins Lerche til Lerchenborg
22 Dec 1810 - 04 Nov 1815 Herman Levenskiold
04 Nov 1815 - 12 Mar 1831 Fredrik Kristian Julius Knuth
14 Apr 1831 - 23 Sep 1848 Mathias Vilhelm Moltke
23 Sep 1848 - 16 Nov 1848 Peter Georg Bang
08 Dec 1848 - 09 Jun 1867 Kristian Plöyen
Jul 1867 - Feb 1873 Johan Christian Bille-Brahe
1873 - 1886 Carl Ludvig Adolph von Benzon
1886 - 1898 Carl Steen Andersen Bille
1899 - 1900 Nicolai Reimer Rump
1900 - 1906 Vilhelm Peter greve Schulin
1906 - 1915 Christian Emil Anker Ammentorp
1915 - 1942 Poul Christen Saxild
1942 - 1960 Henrik de Jonquieres
1960 - 31 Mar 1970 M.J. Clausen .............................. 1908-1987
Holstein-Pinneberg
Husum
Hütten
Kalundborg
Kalø
1793 Part of Aarhus
Lensmand
01 May 1660 - 01 May 1666 Erik Rosenkrantz .......................... 1612-1681
16 Jun 1666 - 31 May 1671 Jørgen Friis
Amtmaend
06 Mar 1683 - 09 Jun 1704 Kristian Joakim Gersdorff ................. 1644-1725
09 Jun 1704 - 21 Nov 1741 Joakim von Gersdorff ...................... 1677-1745
21 Nov 1741 - 24 May 1757 Kristian Frederik von Gersdorff ........... 1707-1757
13 Jun 1757 - 06 Jan 1777 Kristian Rudolf Filip von Gersdorff ....... 1723-1800
06 Jan 1777 - 07 Sep 1793 Povl Rosenørn von Gersdorff ............... 1743-1810
Kiel
Koldinghus
1660 - 1796 Koldinghus county
1796 Part of Vejle county
Lendsmand
29 Apr 1653 - 28 Jun 1662 Steen Bille til Kjaersgaard ............... 1606-1672
Amtmaend
1662 - 29 Mar 1665 Wulf von Buchwald ......................... 1614-1706
1665 - 1667 Johan Badenhaupt
(acting)
1668 - 1671 Morten Skinkel ............................ 1628-1681
26 May 1671 - 1676 Otto Bille ................................ 16..-1676
01 May 1676 - 10 Jul 1678 Frederik von Vueregge ..................... 1630-1684
10 Jul - 31 Dec 1678 Hannibal friherre von Degenfeld ........... 1648-1691
01 Jan 1679 - 29 Aug 1684 Ditlev Rantzau ............................ 1617-1684
09 May 1685 - 08 Mar 1699 Simon Claus Schwartz
21 Mar 1699 - 1727 Ludwig Ernst von Woyda .................... 1660-1729
1727 - 04 Jun 1733 Johan von Jessen .......................... 1693-1733
06 Oct 1733 - 18 Nov 1737 Eggert Christoffer von Linstow ............ 1695-1774
19 Nov 1737 - 27 Sep 1746 Frederik greve Oertz ...................... 1712-1779
27 Sep 1746 - 21 Oct 1773 Ludwig Wilhelm von Bülow .................. 1699-1785
21 Oct 1773 - 03 Feb 1793 Hans de Hofman ............................ 1713-1793
04 Dec 1793 - 23 Mar 1796 Benjamin Georg Sporon ..................... 1741-1803
Kronborg
1793 Incorporated into Frederiksborg county
Amtmaend
06 Jul 1660 - 08 May 1672 Eiler lensbaron Holck ..................... 1627-1696
1697 - 1717 Johann Otto Raben ......................... 1646-1719
1771 - 1793 Heinrich von Levetzow ..................... 1734-1820
Københaven
1662 Københavns amt
01 Apr 1970 Copenhagen city a separate muncicipality
01 Jan 2007 Part of Hovedstaden
Lensmand
08 May 1658 - 20 Aug 1682 Johan Kristoffer Körbitz .................. 1612-1682
Amtmænd
01 Oct 1682 - 13 Jan 1699 Adam Levin Knnth .......................... 1648-1699
24 Jan 1699 - 10 Jan 1709 Knud Juel ................................. 1665-1709
08 Jun 1709 - 30 Aug 1723 Iver Rosenkrantz .......................... 1674-1745
24 Jan 1724 - 27 Oct 1730 Hans Seidelin til Hagestedgaard ........... 1665-1740
28 Oct 1730 - 01 Jun 1735 Johan Ludvig greve Holstein ............... 1694-1763
06 Jul 1735 - 17 Dec 1748 Nikolaus Gersdorff
29 Jan 1749 - 24 Jul 1750 Conrad Ditlev Reventlow ................... 1704-1750
05 Oct 1750 - 22 Sep 1752 Christian Sigfried von Plessen ............ 1716-1755
07 Nov 1752 - 15 Oct 1756 Christian Ulrik von Nissen ................ 1691-1756
27 Oct 1756 - 15 Dec 1769 Jens Juel-Vind friherre til ............... 1723-1776
Juellinge
19 Dec 1769 - 02 May 1771 Christian Leberecht friherre von Pröck .... 1718–1780
02 May 1771 - 31 Dec 1799 Christian Ludvig Scheel-Plessen ........... 1741-1801
01 Jan 1800 - 06 Jul 1802 Johan Heinrich Knuth ...................... 1746-1802
23 Jul 1802 - 12 Nov 1810 Frederik Hauch ............................ 1754-1839
12 Nov 1810 - 22 May 1816 Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke .............. 1755-1835
06 Jul 1816 - 05 Mar 1821 Christopher Schøller Bülow ................ 1770-1830
24 Mar 1821 - 02 Mar 1831 Frederik von Lowsow ....................... 1788-1869
12 Mar 1831 - 01 Oct 1845 Frederik Julius greve Knuth ............... 1787-1852
01 Oct 1845 - 16 Jan 1847 Henrik Moltke til Mullerup ................ 1799-1847
18 Feb 1847 - 09 Oct 1859 Peter Jakobsen Tetens ..................... 1797-1859
09 Oct 1860 - 30 Nov 1872 Carl Frederik Simony ...................... 1806-1872
26 Feb 1873 - 1889 Johan Christian Bille-Brahe ............... 1819-1899
16 Apr 1889 - 31 Mar 1909 Christian Bache ........................... 1830-1910
1909 - 1915 Frederik de Jonquières .................... 1854-1925
1915 - 1932 Christian Emil Anker Ammentorp ............ 1862-1947
1932 - 1935 F.C. Martensen-Larsen
1935 - 1952 Kresten Haugen-Johansen ................... 1880-1955
1952 - 1965 Ove Larsen ................................ 1895-1975
1965 - 1970 Børge Hancke Rossel ....................... 1910-2002
Governors
01 Apr 1970 - 30 Sep 1980 Børge Hancke Rossel ....................... s.a
01 Oct 1980 - 28 Feb 1994 Henning Strøm ............................. 1925-
01 Mar 1994 - 31 Dec 1996 Søren Christiansen ........................ 1940-
01 Jan 1997 - 31 Dec 2006 Bente Flindt Sørensen ..................... 1943-
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 27 Aug 1972 Poul Stochholm ............................ 1904-1974
27 Aug 1972 - 31 Mar 1974 Viggo Hauch ............................... 1905-1985
01 Apr 1974 - 31 Dec 1993 Per Kaalund ............................... 1937-
01 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2006 Vibeke Storm Rasmussen .................... 1945-
Lolland
01 Jan 1850 Part of Storstrøms Amt
Stiftamtmaend
01 May 1672 - 03 Jan 1681 Kornelius Lerche til Nielstrup ............ 1615-1681
07 Jan 1681 - 15 May 1686 Tomas Grote
15 May 1686 - 1691 Marcus Gjøe ............................... 1635-1698
29 Dec 1691 - 08 Oct 1722 Henning Ulrik von Lützow .................. 1649-1722
02 Nov 1722 - 21 Apr 1735 Jørgen Ernst von Reichau .................. 1658-1735
28 May 1735 - 15 Nov 1737 Peter Neve ................................ 1684-1740
15 Nov 1737 - 29 Nov 1763 Frederik Kristian Raben ................... 1693-1773
10 Jan 1764 - 25 Mar 1782 Godske Hans von Krogh ..................... 1726-1808
25 Mar 1782 - 25 May 1804 Frederik Karl Kragh-Juel-Vind-Friis ....... 1753-1815
25 May 1804 - 20 Sep 1811 Kaspar Vilhelm von Munthe
af Morgenstrierne ........................ 1744-1811
26 Nov 1811 - 01 Aug 1814 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeldt de Simonsen ....... 1777-1836
01 Aug 1814 - 31 Dec 1849 Mathais Reinhold von Jessen ............... 1780-1853
Lundenaes
Mariager Klosters
Maribo
Governors
28 Oct 1660 - 30 Apr 1676 Jørgen Rosenkrantz
01 May 1676 - 30 Apr 1685 Simon Klavs Schwartz
01 May 1685 - 21 Apr 1735 Jørgen Ernst von Reichou .................. 1658-1753
28 May 1735 - 15 Nov 1737 Peter Neve ................................ 1684-1740
15 Nov 1737 - 29 Nov 1763 Fredrik Christian Raben ................... 1693-1773
10 Jan1764 - 25 Mar 1782 Godske Hans von Krogh ..................... 1726-1808
25 Mar 1782 - 25 May 1804 Fredrik Karl Kragh Juel Vind .............. 1753-1815
25 May 1804 - 20 Sep 1811 Kaspar Vilhelm von Munthe
af Morgenstierne ......................... 1744-1811
26 Nov 1811 - 31 Jul 1814 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeldt de Simonsen ....... 1777-1836
01 Aug 1814 - 31 Dec 1849 Mathias Reinhold von Jessen ............... 1780-1853
01 Jan 1850 - 1885 Fredrik Christian baron Holsten ........... 1804-1885
1885 - 1886 Iver Emil Hermann William Unsgaard ........ 1828-1886
1890 - 1903 Conrad Alexander Fabritius de Tengnagel ... 1836-1926
1903 - 1912 Gustav Hakon Valdemar Feddersen ........... 1848-1912
1912 - 1932 Waldemar Oxholm ........................... 1868-1945
1932 - 1936 Lauritz Nicolai Trolle-Friis .............. 1874-1936
1936 - 1960 Frederik greve Reventlow .................. 1893-1973
1960 - 1970 Poul Hugo Lundstein ....................... 1910-1998
Møn
Nordjyllands
Governors
01 Apr 1970 - 17 Jun 1977 Jens Andreas Lorck ........................ 1912-1977
18 Jun 1977 - 31 Jul 1979 Johan Frederik Erichsen ................... 1927-2001
01 Aug 1979 - 31 Aug 1996 Hans Jakub Lassen ......................... 1926-
01 Sep 1996 - 31 Dec 2006 Claus Rosholm ............................. 1945-
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Aug 1978 Grete Kirketerp Nielsen ................... 1910-1998
01 Apr 1978 - 22 Mar 1983 Jens M. Nielsen ........................... 1919-1983
23 Mar 1983 - 31 Dec 1997 Søren Madsen .............................. 1922-2002
01 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2006 Orla Hav .................................. 1952-
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Nyborg
Nykøbing
1803 Part of Maribo county
Amtmaend
12 Apr 1657 - 01 May 1661 Kristoffer Godskesen Lindenov ............. 1612-1681
20 Jul 1661 - 1672 Hans Hansen Osten ......................... 1617-1672
(acting)
01 May 1672 - 03 Jan 1681 Kornelius Lerche til Nielstrup ............ 1615-1681
07 Jan 1681 - 15 May 1686 Tomas Grote
15 May 1686 - 1691 Marcus Gjøe ............................... 1635-1698
29 Dec 1691 - 08 Oct 1722 Henning Ulrik von Lützow .................. 1649-1722
02 Nov 1722 - 26 Mar 1738 Hans Landorph ............................. 1689-1748
10 Jun 1738 - 07 Feb 1751 Peter Otto Rosenørn ....................... 1708-1751
23 Feb 1751 - 05 Feb 1755 Gideon von der Lühe ....................... 1704-1755
11 Mar 1755 - 23 Jun 1772 Ludvig Kristian von Oertz ................. 1717-1774
25 Jun 1772 - 23 Oct 1793 Kristoffer Georg von Wallmoden ............ 1730-1793
02 Nov 1793 - 07 Apr 1803 Pierre Antoine Gérard Bosc de la Calmette . 1752-1803
Odense
01 Apr 1970 Part of Fyns county
County Governors of Odense
1767 - 09 Jan 1789 Henrik Bille-Brahe ........................ 1709-1789
1789 - 1798 Friedrich von Buchwald .................... 1747-1814
1799 - 1808 Poul Rosenørn Gersdorff
10 Apr 1809 - 01 Aug 1814 Gebhard Moltke Hvitfeldt
01 Aug 1814 - 05 May 1836 Hans Vilhelm Cederfeldt de Simonsen
19 Jul 1836 - 31 Dec 1841 Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold
01 Jan 1842 - 22 Mar 1848 Karl Emil Bardenfleth
23 Sep 1848 - 04 Jun 1856 Iver Johan Unsgaard (1st Time)
04 Jun 1856 - 31 Dec 1859 Christian Fischer
01 Jan 1860 - 1869 Iver Johan Unsgaard (2nd Time)
01 Apr 1869 - 1898 Eugenius Sophus Ernst Heltzen
1898 - 1909 Frederik Lindam Godefroi
de Dompierre de Jonquieres
1909 - 1920 Johan Frederik Simony
1920 - 01 Mar 1921 Aage Slichtkrull .......................... 1874-1921
1921 - 1948 Svend Neumann
1948 - 31 Mar 1970 Jacob T. Høirup ........................... 1905-1999
Praestø
Randers
Ribe
Governors of the Ribe Diocese
12 Apr 1658 - 28 Mar 1674 Hans Schack til Møgeltønder
28 Mar 1674 - 01 Jun 1683 Otto Diderik von Schack
26 Jul 1683 - 26 Dec 1697 Frants Eberhard von Speckhan
27 Dec 1697 - 16 Mar 1711 Hans Schack Greve til Schackenborg
16 Mar 1711 - 12 Nov 1725 Henrik Ernst von Calnein
24 Nov 1725 - 03 Aug 1748 Cristian Carl Gabel
27 Sep 1748 - 27 Oct 1750 Holger Andersen Skeel til Birkelse
10 Nov 1750 - 04 Jun 1754 Fredrik greve Oertz
04 Jun 1754 - 26 May 1760 Georg Fredrik von Holstein
26 May 1760 - 26 Apr 1768 Hans Schack Greve til Schackenborg
26 Apr 1768 - 27 Apr 1781 Theodosius von Levetzau
27 Apr 1781 - 22 Dec 1790 Christian Urne
26 Jan 1791 - 27 May 1796 Johann Carl Fredrik von Hellfried
27 May 1796 - 12 Nov 1810 Verner Jasper Andreas Moltke
01 Jan 1811 - 17 Oct 1822 Hans Hansen Koefoed
16 Nov 1822 - 30 Sep 1828 Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold
01 Oct 1828 - 30 Jun 1852 Marius Sabinas Vilhelm greve Sponneck
County Governors
1852 – 1855 Hans Helmuth von Lüttichau
1855 – 1884 Henrik Christian Nielsen
1884 – 1892 Hannes Christian Steingrimur Finsen
1892 – 1899 Johan Henrik Ahnfeldt
1899 – 1921 Gustav Carl Vilhelm Heinrich Stemann
1921 – 1937 Peter Herschend .......................... 1881-1963
1937 – 1959 Ulrik Christian Friis .................... 1890-1959
1959 - 08 Feb 1977 Ebbe Morten Edelberg ..................... 1909-1977
09 Feb - 31 Jul 1977 Christian Hyltoft ........................ 1929-2007
01 Aug 1977 - 01 Jun 2006 Henrik Moltke-Leth ....................... 1939-
02 Jun - 31 Dec 2006 Ninna Würtzen ............................ 1941-
(acting)
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 15 Nov 1972 Kaj Knudsen .............................. 1929-1972
16 Nov 1972 - 31 Dec 1989 Frode Madsen ............................. 1921-2008
01 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 1993 Poul Erling Christensen .................. 1933-
01 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2006 Laurits Tørnaes .......................... 1936-
Ringkøbing
County Governors
08 May 1794 - 27 Sep 1805 Kristian Fredrik Hansen
27 Sep 1805 - 30 Jun 1820 Peter Otto Rosenørn
01 Jul 1820 - 05 Apr 1827 Vilhelm Konrad Lorentz
23 May 1827 - 11 Feb 1837 Johan Ferdinand Neergaard til Trøjborg
15 Apr 1837 - 23 Mar 1843 Frederik Ferdinand Tillisch
20 Apr 1843 - 18 Feb 1860 Johan Sigismund Schulin
1868 - 1873 Carl Ludvig Adolph von Benzon
1873 - 1886 Johan Frederik Bardenfleth
1886 - 1895 Carl Vilhelm Johannes Dreyer
1895 - 1903 Gustav Hakon Valdemar Feddersen .......... 1848-1912
1903 - 1920 Hans Carl Dons ........................... 1855-1935
1920 - 1926 Gustav Toft
1926 - 1951 A.V Karberg
1956 - 1958 H.B Sommer-Andersen
01 Apr 1958 - 1965 Aage Rangel-Nielsen
1965 - 30 Sep 1979 Arthur Johan Bach ........................ 1909–1985
01 Oct 1979 - 31 Dec 1996 Thomas Christian Opstrup ................. 1930-2010
01 Jan 1997 - 31 Dec 2006 Knud Jessen .............................. 1943-
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Dec 1981 Aage Ebbensgaard ......................... 1910-1990
01 Jan 1982 - 09 Dec 1983 Lars Agerskov ............................ 1928-1983
10 Dec 1983 - 31 Jan 1992 Anton Kristensen ......................... 1921-
01 Feb 1992 - 09 Mar 1996 Svend Erik Kristensen .................... 1932-2001
10 Mar 1996 - 31 Dec 2006 Knud Munk Nielsen ........................ 1938-
Ringsted
Roskilde
1850 - 1970 Part of Kobenhavns Amt
Lensmand
12 Apr 1657 - 12 Nov 1661 Ove Skade til Kjaerbygaard
Amtmaend
01 Jan 1662 - 20 Aug 1682 Johan Kristoffer Körbitz
01 Oct 1682 - 05 Jul 1717 Otto Krabbe
05 Jul 1717 - 01 Aug 1721 Frederik Kristian Adeler
30 Aug 1721 - 11 Sep 1729 Rudolf Gersdorff
19 Oct 1729 - 27 Oct 1730 Kristian Frederik Holstein
11 Nov 1730 - 27 Feb 1734 Johan Ludvig greve Holstein
27 Feb 1734 - 19 Nov 1737 Frederik Oertz
19 Nov 1737 - 18 Oct 1750 Adolf Andreas von der Lühe
27 Oct 1750 - 09 Mar 1764 Holger Skeel
27 Mar 1764 - 26 Feb 1776 Greve Eggert Kristoffer Knuth
11 Mar 1776 - 01 Apr 1787 Henrik Adam Brockenhuus
01 Apr 1787 - 27 May 1796 Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke (1st Time)
27 May 1796 - 18 Dec 1799 Johan Heinrich greve Knuth
18 Dec 1799 - 02 Sep 1808 Mikael Treschow
1809 - 1810 Fredrik Hauch
1810 - 1816 Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke (2nd Time)
1816 - 1821 Christoffer Schøller von Bülow
1821 - 1831 Frederik von Lowsow
12 Mar 1831 - 21 Jul 1850 Greve Frederik Julius Knuth
Governors
01 Apr 1970 - 28 Feb 1978 Mogens Julius Clausen .................... 1908-1987
01 Mar 1978 - 30 Jun 1989 Christian Hyltoft ........................ 1929-2007
01 Jul 1989 - 31 Dec 2005 Niels Bentsen ............................ 1936-
01 Jan - 31 Dec 2006 Vibeke Larsen ............................ 1944-
(acting)
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 09 Aug 1981 Børge Ebbe Juel Hansen ................... 1921-1981
10 Aug - 31 Dec 1981 Erik Petersen ............................ 1922-
01 Jan 1982 - 31 Dec 1985 Svend Jørgensen .......................... 1926-2003
(1st Time)
01 Jan 1986 - 31 Dec 1993 Ib Vindelev .............................. 1935-1995
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1994 Svend Jørgensen (2nd time)
01 Jul 1994 - 31 Dec 2006 Kristian Ebbensgaard ..................... 1943-
Rugaard
1793 Part of Odense
Lensmand
29 Apr 1653 - 1671 Jørgen Kaas
Amtmaend
1671 - 1692 Jørgen Kaas
05 Jul 1692 - 18 Mar 1702 Jørgen Henning Walkendorff
1767 - 1789 Henrik Bille-Brahe
1789 - 1793 Friedrich von Buchwald ................... 1747-1814
Saebygaard
01 May 1671 Part of Kalundborg
Lensmand
1652 – 1657 Karen Gundesdatter Lange
(acting)
03 Nov 1657 - 01 May 1671 Henrik Muller ............................ 1609-1682
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Silkeborg
Skanderborg
Amtmaend
01 May 1664 - 01 May 1670 Korfitz Trolle ........................... 1628-1684
01 May 1670 - 31 Dec 1679 Kristoffer Sehested ...................... 1627-1699
01 Jan 1680 - 13 May 1681 Markvor Rodster
01 Jan 1682 - 31 Aug 1700 Joakim Schack ............................ 1628-1700
01 Sep 1700 - 12 Oct 1728 Jørgen Grabow til Urup ................... 1670-1728
20 Oct 1728 - 28 Oct 1730 Klaus Reventlow .......................... 1693-1758
28 Oct 1730 - 11 Mar 1778 Frederik Ludvig von Woyda ................ 1697-1778
06 Apr 1778 - 14 Jun 1799 Hans Løwenhielm von Bülow ................ 1737-1803
09 Mar 1824 - 12 Mar 1825 Niels Preben Rosenkrantz
23 Apr 1825 - 26 Sep 1826 Karl Gustav Rosenørn
1942 - 13 Dec 1965 Ernst Ferdinand Gustav Schau ............. 1895-1968
13 Dec 1965 - 31 Mar 1970 Niels K. Møllmann ........................ 1913-1990
Skivehus
Sorø
1653 - 1970 Sorø County
1748 - 1798 Sorø county part of Ringsted county
Lensmand
06 Oct 1653 - 08 Jan 1675 Jorgen Rosenkrantz til Kjeldgaard
County Governors
1675 - 1678 Niels Hansen Overberg
(acting)
10 Jul 1678 - 1684 Fredrik von Vieregge til Wochrendt
04 Dec 1684 - Dec 1695 Fredrik Gabel
Jan 1696 - 1699 Povl Hals Moth
07 Jul 1699 - 25 Mar 1712 Johan Didrik Grüner
03 Aug 1712 - 05 Jul 1735 Jakob Frants von der Osten
06 Jul 1735 - 05 Jul 1743 Vilhelm August von der Osten
05 Jul 1743 - 31 Dec 1745 Christoffer Ernst von Beulwitz
10 Jan 1746 - 27 Feb 1748 Heinrich VI af Reuss-Köstritz
21 Dec 1798 - 22 Jan 1827 Povl Kristian von Stemann
17 Feb 1827 - 01 Jul 1847 Kristian Ludvig Stemann
01 Jul 1847 - 22 Mar 1848 Fredrik Marcus Knuth
23 Sep 1848 - 07 Jun 1871 Torkil Abraham Hoppe
1871 - 1902 Emil Vedel
1903 - 1913 Anton Groothoff
1913 - 1928 Axel Bille Brahe
1928 - 1955 Vilhelm Topsoe
1955 - 31 Mar 1970 Vilhelm Ferdinand
baron Wedell-Wedellsbog ................. 1908-2000
Sønderjyllands
30 Oct 1864 Duchy of Schleswig ceded to Prussia and Austria
23 Aug 1866 Ceded in full to Prussia
10 Dec 1870 Part of Germany
28 Jun 1919 Under international commission by Treaty of Versailles
15 Jun 1920 Northern Schleswig ceded to Denmark following a referendum
01 Apr 1970 Aabenraa-Sønderborg and Haderslev, part of Sønderjyllands
Governors of Sønderjyllands
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Oct 1981 Cai A. Vagn-Hansen ...................... 1911-1990
01 Nov 1981 - 31 May 2001 Ole Perch Nielsen ....................... 1931-2004
01 Jun 2001 - 31 Dec 2005 Torben Sørensen ......................... 1960-
01 Jan - 31 Dec 2006 Ninna Würtzen ........................... s.a
(acting)
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 01 Dec 1981 Erik Jessen ............................. 1920-2002
02 Dec 1981 - 30 Jun 2000 Kresten Philipsen ....................... 1945-2011
01 Jul 2000 - 31 Dec 2006 Carl Holst .............................. 1970-
Stjernholm
Storstrøms
Governors of Storstrøms
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Jul 1980 Poul Hugo Lundsteen ...................... 1910-1998
01 Aug 1980 - 31 Mar 1991 Werner Willerslaw Olsen .................. 1940-2000
01 Apr 1991 - 23 Sep 2005 Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt .................... 1941-
24 Sep 2005 - 31 Dec 2006 Vibeke Larsen ............................ 1944-
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Dec 1983 Søren Trolborg ........................... 1920-
01 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1997 Poul Christensen ......................... 1942-
01 Jan 1998 - 14 Sep 2004 Ivan Olsen ............................... 1938-
15 Sep 2004 - 31 Dec 2006 Bent Normann Olsen ....................... 1943-
Svendborg
Tranekjaer
Tryggevaelde
Vejle
Amtmaend
27 May 1796 - 27 Apr 1803 Johan Carl Frederik von Hellfried ....... 1739-1810
27 Apr 1803 - 20 May 1820 Johan Henrik Selmer ..................... 1756-1831
20 May 1820 - 31 Oct 1826 Herman Gerhard Treschow ................. 1780-1836
01 Nov 1826 - 08 Nov 1828 Karl Gustav Rosenørn
08 Nov 1828 - 23 Mar 1848 Peter Fjeldsted Hoppe ................... 1794-1848
1848 Kristian Plöyen (acting)
1848 - 1861 Orla Lehmann ............................ 1810-1870
1861 - 1862 Carl Ludvig Vilhelm Rømer von
Nutzhorn (1st Time, acting) ............ 1828-1899
1862 - 1868 Carl Bodilius August Dahl ............... 1810-1870
22 Sep 1868 - 31 May 1870 Peter Frederik Schön
01 Jun 1870 - 1899 Carl Ludvig Vilhelm Rømer von Nutzhorn
(2nd time)
1899 - 1921 Vilhelm Bardenfleth ..................... 1850-1933
1921 - 1937 Knud Valløe ............................. 1867-1937
1937 - 1951 Peder Hershend .......................... 1881-1936
1951 - 31 Mar 1970 Arne Magnus Wamberg ..................... 1910-1996
Governors
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Mar 1980 Arne Magnus Wamberg
01 Apr 1980 - 31 Dec 2006 Erik Toftgaard .......................... 1940-
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Mar 1974 Aksel Buhl .............................. 1909-1994
01 Apr 1974 - 31 Dec 1993 Erling Tiedemann ........................ 1932-
01 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2006 Otto Herskinf Jørgensen ................. 1932-
Vestsjaellands
01 Apr 1970 Sorø and Holbaek merged to form Vestsjaellands County
01 Jan 2007 Dissolved
Governors
01 Apr 1970 - 30 Nov 1978 Vilhelm Ferdinand
baron Wedell-Wedellsborg ............... 1908-2000
01 Dec 1978 - 31 Oct 2001 Bodil Norup Panild ...................... 1924-2003
01 Nov 2001 - 31 Dec 2006 Vibeke Larsen ........................... 1944-
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 19 Sep 1974 Jørgen Herman Monrad .................... 1974-2010
20 Sep 1974 - 31 Dec 1985 Hans Kjeld Brinth ....................... 1929-2009
01 Jan 1986 - 31 Dec 1989 Søren Eriksen (1st Time) ................ 1942-
01 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 1993 Henning Tellerup ........................ 1930-
01 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2001 Søren Eriksen (2nd Time)
01 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2006 Hans Jørgen ............................. 1941-
Viborg
Lensmand
- 19 Dec 1660 Ove Gjedde til Tommerup
1661 - 1671 Ebbe Gyldenstierne til Sødal
Amtmaend
26 Mar 1671 - 23 Mar 1688 Kristen Skeel til Sostrup
16 Apr 1688 - 05 Aug 1694 Mogens Skeel til Fusinge og Odden
05 Mar 1695 - 18 Sep 1713 Fredrik Krag til Stensballegaard
06 Nov 1713 - 20 Jul 1723 Palle Krag til Katholm
30 Aug 1723 - 13 Oct 1730 Iver Rosenkrantz
13 Oct - 1730 Karl Heinrich von Vieregge
1730 Kristian Fredrik Staffeldt
11 Dec 1730 - 20 Feb 1744 Kristian Güldencrone friherre til Vilhelmsborg
20 Feb 1744 - 26 Nov 1746 Vilhelm Giildencrone friherre til Vilhelmsborg
1746 - 1754 Johan Albrecht With
1754 - 1760 Kaspar Herman von Heinen til Hollufgaard
1760 - 1762 Kristian greve Rantzanu
1762 - 1775 Mathias Vilhelm Hvitfeldt til Clausholm
27 Nov 1775 - 09 Dec 1776 Adolf Sigfried von der Osten
09 Dec 1776 - 30 Jun 1780 Kristian Urne
01 Jul 1780 - 29 Mar 1789 Fredrik Hauch
15 Apr 1789 - 31 Mar 1813 Niels Sehested til Rydhave
03 Jun 1813 - 31 May 1820 Emanuel Blom
01 Jun 1820 - 04 Mar 1831 Johan Franciscus Gottlieb Schönheyder
12 Mar 1831 - 16 Mar 1843 Frans Vilhelm Ferdinand Ahlefeldt Laurvigen
30 Dec 1843 - 31 Jul 1866 Lucas Peter von Bretton ................. 1797-1880
01 Aug 1866 - 1879 Gottlob Emil Georg Frederik
baron Rosenkrantz ...................... 1803-1884
1879 - 1885 Georg Frederik Tillisch ................. 1835-1917
1885 - 1905 Jacob Philip Andreas Skrike ............. 1840-19..
1905 - 1911 Anders Dybdal ........................... 1852-19..
1911 - 1921 Harry Rowland Howard Grön ............... 1861-1931
1921 - 1931 Lauritz Nicolai Trolle-Friis ............ 1874-1936
1931 - 1948 Sophus Buchwald ......................... 1877-1957
1948 - 1969 Egede Larsen ............................ 1899-1969
Governors
1969 - 31 Oct 1981 Florian Martensen-Larsen ................ 1911-1998
01 Nov 1981 - 31 Dec 1987 Jørgen Hansen Koch ...................... 1926-2012
01 Jan 1988 - 31 May 1995 Karl Johan Christensen .................. 1925-1997
01 Jun 1995 - 30 Sep 2004 Bent Klinte ............................. 1939-
01 Oct 2004 - 31 Dec 2006 Erik Møller ............................. 1941-
County Mayors
01 Apr 1970 - 31 Dec 1989 Peter Edvard Eriksen .................... 1920-1994
01 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 2006 Bent Hansen ............................. 1948-
Vordingborg
1660 Vordingborg amt
10 Nov 1750 Vordingborg og Tryggevealde amt
1803 Part of Praesto county
Amtaend
01 May 1660 - 15 Feb 1664 Ulrik Frederik Gyldenlove ............... 1638-2004
01 May 1664 - 01 May 1671 Kristoffer Parsberg ..................... 1632-1671
01 May 1671 - 16 Jan 1672 Otto Krabbe ............................. 1641-
(1st Time)
1672 - 1680 Franke Meinertsen
(acting)
12 Feb 1680 - 09 Jul 1698 Kristian Siegfried von Plesse ........... 1646-1723
1698 - 1710 Otto Krabbe (2nd Time)
06 Oct 1710 - 18 Jul 1712 Klavs Henrik von Vieregg ................ 1655-1713
09 Aug 1712 - 06 Jul 1719 Kristoffer Joakim Giese ................. 1668-1719
25 Sep 1719 - 27 Sep 1748 Kaspar Martin Schøller .................. 1681-1756
27 Sep 1748 - 23 Feb 1751 Gideon von der Lühe ..................... 1704-1755
23 Feb 1751 - 11 Mar 1755 Ludvig Kristian von Oertz ............... 1717-1774
11 Mar 1755 - 10 Oct 1757 Hannibal Wedell ......................... 1718-1759
10 Oct 1757 - 11 Mar 1766 Wolf Veit Kristof von Reitzenstein ...... 1710-1781
11 Mar 1766 - 20 Sep 1767 Kristian Ditlev Rantzau ................. 1721-1797
22 Sep 1767 - 11 May 1776 Henrik Adam Brockenhuus ................. 1720-1803
11 May 1776 - 25 May 1803 Johan Rudolf Bielke ..................... 1746-1813