▁were ▁never theless ▁en no bled ▁( by ▁other ▁German ▁states , ▁e . g . ▁Pr uss ia ), ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁often ▁met ▁with ▁criticism ▁among ▁their ▁fellow ▁Han se aten . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁Han se atic ▁bank er ▁Johann ▁von ▁Ber enberg - G oss ler ▁was ▁en no bled ▁in ▁Pr uss ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁his ▁sister ▁Sus anne , ▁married ▁A ms in ck , ▁exclaimed ▁" ▁[ But ▁John , ▁our ▁good ▁name ! ]" ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁of ▁the ▁en no ble ment ▁of ▁Rud olph ▁Sch r öder ▁( 1 8 5 2 – 1 9 3 8 ) ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Han se atic ▁Sch r öder ▁family , ▁Hamburg ▁First ▁Mayor ▁Johann ▁Heinrich ▁B urch ard ▁remarked ▁that ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁King ▁could ▁indeed ▁" place " ▁() ▁Sch r öder ▁among ▁the ▁nobles , ▁but ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁" e lev ate " ▁() ▁a ▁Han se atic ▁merchant . ▁ ▁Han se atic ▁families ▁A ▁few ▁prominent ▁families ▁are ▁listed ▁here . ▁ ▁Ab end ro th ▁ ▁Am and us ▁August us ▁Ab end ro th ▁( 1 7 6 7 – 1 8 4 2 ), ▁mayor ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁ ▁August ▁Ab end ro th ▁( 1 7 9 6 – 1 8 7 6 ), ▁lawyer ▁ ▁Carl ▁Edu ard ▁A ben ro th ▁( 1 8 0 4 – 1 8 8 5 ), ▁merchant , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁parliament