Occupation: Mayor (Borgmester) of Rønne.
Reference: HA note
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 gir


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 Årslef, 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 Nex", 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 Neksø, 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 for the
hailing of Prince Christian; Therefore the honourable Hans Lindenov
of Årslev (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 Neksø", 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 Rnne.

Place of residence: 26.sgd. Store Almegård i Knudsker
Er nævnt i 1612. Var borgmester i Rønne i 1623 ifølge indskrift på
den hos Thura nævnte prædikestolsopgang. Han nævnes atter i et
dokument af 1630, et gavebrev hvorved Rådmand i Rønne, Holger Madsen,


på sin afdøde hustrusøsters vegne skænker en gård i Olsker Sogn til
Rønne Kirke og Hospital "og hafuer wenlig ambedet Erlige og Welagte
Mænd Michel Hartwig Borgemester, Jørgen Franck, Claus Hermandsen,
Morten Bohn, Raadmand, og Knud Jensen, Byeskrifuer med mig til
Witterlighed at besegle og vnderskrifue, Datum Rønnne den 8de Martij
Anno 1630." Borgmesteren underskriver sig: "Michel Hartwig. Egen
Handt."
Gavebrevet findes i afskrift i Jordebogsregnskabet 1737, og at det er


bogstavtro afskrevet bevidnes af Generalmajor Niels Madsen West,
Amtmand og Kommandant på Bornholm 18. Marts 1722, afskrevet i marts
1739.
Nævnes i 1634 at have ejet den 26' Selvejergård i Knudsker Sogn,
Almegård. Derefter hans søn Michel Michelsen Hartwig. I 1647 var
gården øde, og avledes under Rønne. Michel Hartwig, junior, nævnes
sidste gang i 1640 i en indskrift på Rønne Kirkes "Daab", et gitter
om døbefonden: "Anno 1640 regirede KONG KRISTIAN den Fierde, Holger
Rosenkrantz til Glimminge SlotsHerre, Michel Hartwig, Jens Sørensen,
Borgemestre, Jørgen Francke, Peder Kofod, Raadmænd, Christen Larsen,
Bye-Foged."

1623-1645 Borgmester i Rønne