Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
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| Prince Luigi Amedeo | ||
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| Infante of Spain | ||
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| Reign | 29 January 1873 – 18 March 1933 | |
| Predecessor | New creation | |
| Successor | Prince Amedeo Michele | |
| Born | 29 January 1873 Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain | |
| Died | 18 March 1933 (aged 60) Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi, Italian Somaliland | |
| Full name | ||
| Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco di Savoia | ||
| House | Savoy (Aosta branch) | |
| Father | Amadeo I of Spain | |
| Mother | Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo | |
| Burial | Riverbank of the Shebelle River | |
 
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Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, ( completo Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco; 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. 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.He created Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi in Italian Somalia during his last years of life.
Categories:
- 1873 births
- 1933 deaths
- Princes of Savoy
- People from Madrid
- Italian dukes
- Recipients of the Cullum Geographical Medal
- Knights Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Knights of the Order of the Crown of Italy
- Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Knights of the Order of Charles III
- Knights of the Order of the Seraphim