List of diocesan governors of Trondhjem explained

The diocesan governor of Trondhjem Norwegian: stiftamt in Norway was a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway. The title was Norwegian: Stiftamtmann (before 1919) and in 1919 all stiftamt were abolished in favor of equal counties (Norwegian: fylker).

The Norwegian: stiftamt (diocesan county) of Trondhjem was established in 1662 by the king. The new Trondhjems stiftamt encompassed the whole Diocese of Trondhjem and it was originally made up the subordinate counties: Trondhjems amt, Vardøhus amt, and the Romsdal and Nordmøre bailiff's territories within Romsdalens amt. In 1685, Nordlandenes amt was transferred into Trondhjems stiftamt from the Bergenhus stiftamt. In 1804, Trondhjems amt (county) was divided into two new counties: Nordre Trondhjems amt and Søndre Trondhjems amt. In 1844, the northern portion (Nordlandenes amt, Tromsø amt, and Finmarkens amt) of the stiftamt was separated and formed the new Tromsø stiftamt. In 1919, there was a large county reorganization in Norway and every stiftamt was abolished and the counties were renamed Norwegian: fylker.

List of diocesan governors

The following is a list of the governors of the Trondhjems stiftamt.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Diocesan governors of Trondhjems stiftamt
StartEndName
16621665Claus von Ahlefeldt (1617 - 1676)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.
16651674Ove Bjelke (1614 - 1674)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.
16741687Joachim Frederik Wind (1634 - 1687)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



16871700Hans Kaas (1640 - 1700)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



17001722Iver von Ahnen (1657 - 1722)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



17231726Christian Reitzer (1665 - 1736)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



17261735Jacob Benzon (1688 - 1775)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.
17361744Christian Ulrich von Nissen-Benzon (1691 - 1756)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



17441747Christian de Stockfleth (1715 - 1750)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.
17471766Frederik Rantzau (1727 - 1780)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



17661772Diderik Otto von Grambow (1732 - 1773)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



17721772Georg Christian Oeder (1728 - 1791)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.
17721783Johan Vibe von der Osten (1708 - 1800)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



17831786Wilhelm Frimann Koren (1723 - 1788)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



17861796Thorkild Fjeldsted (1741 - 1796)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



17961802Gebhard Moltke, Greve of Moltke (1764 - 1851)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



18021804Frederik Adeler (1764 - 1816)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Trondhjems amt.



18041810Erik Must Angell (1744 - 1814)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Trondhjems amt.
18101832Frederich Christopher Trampe, Count of Trampe (1779 - 1832)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Trondhjems amt.
18321840Fredrik Riis (1789 - 1845)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Trondhjems amt.



18401857Karelius August Arntzen (1802 - 1875)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Trondhjems amt.
18571894Carl Frederik Motzfeldt (1808 - 1902)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Trondhjems amt.
18941907Lars Otto Roll Grundt (1843 - 1907)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Trondhjems amt.



19071918Harald Bothner (1850 - 1924)
Served concurrently as Amtmann for Søndre Trondhjems amt.
Office abolished on 1 January 1919.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cahoon . Ben . 2000 . Norwegian Counties . 2020-11-13.
  2. Web site: Stiftamtmenn, amtmenn og fylkesmenn 1814-1994 . 2020-11-13 . regjeringen.no . Norwegian.
  3. Encyclopedia: Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671 . . . 2016-06-13 . Berg . Ole T. . Norwegian . 2020-11-13.
  4. Book: Friis, Jakob . Stiftamtmenn i Kristiansand før 1814 . 1941 . Fædrelandsvennens trykkeri . Kristiansand S, Norge . Norwegian . 2020-10-29.