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Hofer, Andreas

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Hofer, Andreas (ändrā`äs hō`fər), 1767–1810, Austrian patriot; son of a Tyrolean innkeeper. After its defeat by Napoleon I in 1805 Austria was forced to cede the Tyrol Tyrol (tĭr`ŏl, tīrōl`), Ger. Tirol, province (1991 pop. 631,410), 4,882 sq mi (12,644 sq km), W Austria.
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 to France's ally Bavaria. In 1809, when Austria renewed war on France, Hofer led the Tyrolean peasants in rebellion against Bavaria and the French. After several military successes he was made governor of the Tyrol by the Austrians. In Oct., 1809, Austria was obliged by the Treaty of Schönbrunn to abandon the Tyrol, but Hofer continued to resist. He was betrayed to the French, court-martialed, and shot at Mantua.

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