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Andreas Hofer
Sign in to saveLeader of armed resistance by the people of Tirol against Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion (1767-1810)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1767-11-22 ) 22 November 1767, St. Leonhard in Passeier , Tyrol
- Died
- 20 February 1810 (1810-02-20) (aged 42), Mantua , Kingdom of Italy
- Known for
- Tyrolean Rebellion
- Criminal charges
- Insurrection
- Criminal penalty
- Execution by a firing squad
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andreas
- Family name
- Hofer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Habsburg monarchy
- Place of death
- Mantua
- Occupation
- farmer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Military rank
- commanding officer
- Official website
- andreas-hofer.info
- Image
- Andreas Hofer Kupferstich Riepenhausen.jpg
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- Andreas Hofer
- date of birth
- 1767-11-22
- date of death
- 1810-02-20
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- Andreas Hofer
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- name in native language
- Andreas Hofer
- writing language
- German
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Encyclopedic overview
Andreas Hofer (22 November 1767 – 20 February 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover who became the leader of the 1809 Tyrolean Rebellion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Hofer, besides that, led troops in the battles of Bergisel during the rebellion. He was subsequently captured and executed.
Hofer is still today venerated as a folk hero, freedom fighter and Austrian patriot. His great-grandson, Andreas Hofer, was a member of the anti-Nazi resistance group centered around Heinrich Maier.
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