Prince Luigi Amedeo | |||||
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Duke of the Abruzzi | |||||
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Born | Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain | 29 January 1873||||
Died | 18 March 1933 Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi, Italian Somaliland | (aged 60)||||
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House | Savoy | ||||
Father | Amadeo I of Spain | ||||
Mother | Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo |
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.