Michel Augustin Hartwig

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Beskæftigelse: Borgmester i Rønne

Notater:

Delegates from all over Danmark were sent to Lund, in Skåne province, to
elect Prince Christian's (IV) as heir-apparent on July 20, 1584. Records
from this time tell that the following delegates were sent to represent
the citizens of Rønne: "Michel Herttuig, Borgemester, Esbern Kofod og
Claus Kamitz, Raadmænd."

Once again in 1608 when the next Prince was to be hailed Michel Augustin
Hartwig was again a delegate. The documents state as follows:

From original document, in old danish:
"Wi effterschreffne Esper Kofod, Borgemester i Rothne, Madz Raffn, Anders
Jenssøn, Hermand Bohn, Jørgen Franch och Claus Hartvigh, Raadmend ibid.,
sambt det gandske burgerskaff her wdj Rothne, saa och det gandske gemeine
burgerskaff aff Nexe, och denn menig Almue aff de andre smaabyer och
fiskeleyer, Hasle, Suannicke och Aakirckebye, som ingen Kong.
Priuilegier haffuer, kiendis och giør Witterligt for alle," at da det er
dem befalet at sende Fuldmægtige til København paa Trefoldigheds Søndag,
for at kaare Prins Christian; Saa haffuer nu erlig och velbyrdig Mand
Hans Lindenov til Örslef, med allis woris guode willie oc samtycke,
wdmelt och tilforordnet disse to dannemendt, som er erlig och welact mand
Michel Hartuig, Borgemester i Rothne, oc Muaritz Jenssen, Borgemester i
Nexø", til paa alles vegne at rejse til København.

Translated to english:
"We the Undersigned Esper Kofod, Mayor, and Mads Raffn, Anders Jensen,
Herman Bohn, Jørgen Franck and Claus Hartwig, Councillors, as well as the
entire Citizenship of Rønne and Nexø, also the common folk from all the
other small towns: Hasle, Svaneke and Aakirkeby, which have no Royal
privileges, we hereby declare for One and All that we have been requested
to send Delegates to København on Trinity Sunday, for the hailing of
Prince Christian; Therefore the well-born Hans Lindenov of Örslev
(Lienholder of Bornholm 1594-1610), has with everyones consent requested
these two honourable danish men Michel Hartvig, Mayor of Rønne, and
Mauritz Jensen, Mayor of Nexø", to travel to København on behalf of all
Bornholm's citizens.

In 1609 he was a member of an advisory-commitee commissioned to write a
new "Constitution" for Hans Lindenov in his relationship to Bornholm's
peasant farmers (bønder). There his signature reads: "Michel Hertuig
Eghen Haandt" (Michel Hartwig, by my own hand).

Thus we can see that Michel Augustin Hartwig was mentioned in Bornholm's
history from 1570-1609, a period of about 40 years. The mayorial
position was given as a life time office, so we may surmise that Michel
Hartwig died around 1610.

He was married to a daughter of the merchant and councillor Claus Clausen
Kames (or Kamitz) and his wife Margrethe. Together they had two sons and
one daughter, the eldest son was named Claus after his mother's father;
in 1608 he was mentioned as being a councillor in Rønne.

This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,
Ontario, copyright 1990-2002.

Michel blev gift med nn Clausdatter Kames cirka 1574 i Rønne. nn (datter af Claus Clausen Kames og Margrethe) blev født cirka 1550 i Rønne; døde efter 1580 i Bornholm. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]