Pyotr Gannibal

Pyotr Abramovich Gannibal (July 21, 1742 - June 8, 1826) was a high-ranking Russian military leader and a nobleman of the Gannibal family; his father was general-in-chief Abram Petrovich Gannibal. Pyotr provided information regarding family history to his grand-nephew, the poet Alexander Pushkin for his unfinished novel, The Moor of Peter the Great which was based on the life of his father.

Biography Pyotr was born on July 21, 1742, in Tallinn, Reval Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Estonia) to Christine Regina and Abram Petrovich Gannibal; his godmother was the Empress Elizabeth.

Similar to his father, Pyotr entered the military at a young age, serving as a Colonel of artillery (1771) and a Major General (1776)

In the year 1777, Pyotr became married to Olga Grigorievna von Dannenstern (1759-1817), with whom he fathered three children, including the composer Benjamin Gannibal (1780-1839). In 1786, Pyotr left the family, acquired a large estate, and lived a quiet life until his eventual death on June 8, 1826, in Safontievo.