▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁books ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : 2 0 0 3 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁books ▁Category : Book s ▁by ▁Gary ▁G yg ax ▁Category : D unge ons ▁& ▁Drag ons ▁source books ▁Category : Hand books ▁and ▁manual s <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ ▁( , ▁Han se at ics ) ▁is ▁a ▁collect ive ▁term ▁for ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁group ▁( so ▁called ▁First ▁Famil ies ) ▁consisting ▁of ▁el ite ▁individuals ▁and ▁families ▁of ▁pr estig ious ▁rank ▁who ▁constit uted ▁the ▁r uling ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁imperial ▁city ▁of ▁Hamburg , ▁con joint ly ▁with ▁the ▁equal ▁First ▁Famil ies ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁imperial ▁cities ▁Bre men ▁and ▁Lü beck . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁these ▁First ▁Famil ies ▁were ▁the ▁persons ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁her edit ary ▁grand ▁burg h ership ▁() ▁of ▁these ▁cities , ▁including ▁the ▁may ors ▁( ), ▁the ▁sen ators ▁( ), ▁joint ▁diplom ats ▁() ▁and ▁the ▁senior ▁past ors ▁( ). ▁ ▁refers ▁specifically ▁to ▁the ▁r uling ▁families ▁of ▁Hamburg , ▁Lü beck ▁and ▁Bre men , ▁but ▁more ▁broad ly , ▁this ▁group ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁patr icians ▁along ▁with ▁similar ▁social ▁groups ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁contin ental ▁Europe . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁cities ▁since ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁are ▁each ▁officially