András Hadik

Count András Hadik de Futak (Hungarian: gróf futaki Hadik András; German: Andreas Graf Hadik von Futak; Slovak: Andrej Hadík; 16 October 1710 – 12 March 1790) was a Hungarian nobleman and Field Marshal of the Imperial Army. He was Governor of Galicia and Lodomeria from January 1774 to June 1774, and is the father of Karl Joseph Hadik von Futak. He is famous for capturing the Prussian capital Berlin during the Seven Years' War.

András Hadik
Andreas Hadik (by Georg Weikert, 1783)
Born(1710-10-16)16 October 1710
Csallóköz or Kőszeg, Kingdom of Hungary
Died12 March 1790(1790-03-12) (aged 79)
Futak, Kingdom of Hungary
(now Futog, Serbia)
NationalityHungarian
Occupation(s)Military officer, government official
Known forCapturing the Prussian capital Berlin in the Seven Years' War
RelativesKarl Joseph Hadik von Futak
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