Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi

Prince Luigi Amedeo
Duke of the Abruzzi
Born(1873-01-29)29 January 1873
Royal Palace of Madrid,
Madrid, Spain
Died18 March 1933(1933-03-18) (aged 60)
Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi, Italian Somaliland
Burial
Names
Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco di Savoia
HouseSavoy
FatherAmadeo I of Spain
MotherMaria Vittoria dal Pozzo
Photo of K2 taken by the Duke

Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, (29 January 1873 – 18 March 1933) was an Italian mountaineer and explorer, briefly Infante of Spain as son of Amadeo I of Spain, member of the royal House of Savoy and cousin of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III.[1] He is known for his Arctic explorations and for his mountaineering expeditions, particularly to Mount Saint Elias and K2. He also served as an Italian admiral during World War I.[2] He created Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi in Italian Somalia during his last years of life.

  1. ^ "Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco, duke d'Abruzzi | Spanish mountaineer".
  2. ^ Chambers Biographical Dictionary, ISBN 0-550-18022-2, page 5

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