Abram Petrovich Gannibal | |
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 Modern depiction of Abram Gannibal, bust in Petrovskoe c. 1984 | |
| 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 84–85) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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| 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 |
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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. One of his great-grandsons was 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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