African-born Russian general and military engineer (c.1696–1781)
"Gannibal" redirects here. For Abram Gannibal's son and Russian general, see Ivan Gannibal. For the manga, see Gannibal (manga).
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
Abram Gannibal, bust in Petrovskoe
Other name(s)
Petrov Hannibal
Born
c. 1696 Ethiopian Empire or Cameroon (see Debate over Gannibal's place of birth)
Died
14 May 1781 (aged circa 85) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Allegiance
Tsardom of Russia (1704-1721)
Kingdom of France (1718-1722)
Russian Empire (1721-1781)
Years of service
1718–1722 (Kingdom of France)
1723–1762 (Imperial Russia)
Rank
General-in-chief (Imperial Russia)
Captain (Kingdom of France)
Battles/wars
Battle of Fuenterrabia (War of the Quadruple Alliance in the Army of Louis XV)
Spouse(s)
Evdokia Dioper
(m. 1731; div. 1753)
Christina Regina Siöberg
(m. 1736, unrecognized until 1753)
Children
10
Other work
Master military engineer, military officer, teacher, author
Signature
Abram Petrovich[a] Gannibal, also Hannibal or Ganibal, or Abram Hannibal or Abram Petrov (Russian: Абра́м Петро́вич Ганниба́л; c. 1696 – 14 May 1781[1]), was a Russian Chief Military Engineer, General-in-Chief, and nobleman of African origin. Kidnapped and enslaved as a child by Ottomans, Gannibal was smuggled to Russia and presented as a gift to Peter the Great, where he was freed, adopted and raised in the Emperor's court household as his godson.[2]
Gannibal eventually rose to become a prominent member of the imperial court in the reign of Peter's daughter Elizabeth. He had 11 children, most of whom became members of the Russian nobility; he was a great-grandfather of the author and poet Alexander Pushkin.[3]
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^Лихауг [Lihaug], Э. Г. [E. G.] (November 2006). "Предки А. С. Пушкина в Германии и Скандинавии: происхождение Христины Регины Шёберг (Ганнибал) от Клауса фон Грабо из Грабо" [Ancestors of A. S. Pushkin in Germany and Scandinavia: Descent of Christina Regina Siöberg (Hannibal) from Claus von Grabow zu Grabow]. Генеалогический вестник [Genealogical Herald]. 27. Санкт-Петербург [St. Petersburg]: 31–38.
^Phillips, Mike. "Pushkin's African background – the Pushkins and the Gannibals." British Library. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
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