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- Note (Overført juli 2019 fra Norman Lee Madsens database)
Michel Augustin Hartwig is first mention in 1575 as a burgher (Borger) in Rønne. He is also named as one of the delegates from all over Denmark 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).
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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