Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi

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Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, was an Italian royal naval officer, mountaineer, and explorer renowned for leading pioneering expeditions in the Arctic, the Himalayas, and Africa.

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instanceOf Italian noble
explorer
human
mountaineer
naval officer
achieved first ascent of Mount Saint Elias
first ascent of several peaks in the Ruwenzori Range
burialPlace Jowhar
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Spain
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Italy
countryOfDeath Italian Somaliland
dateOfBirth 1873-01-29
dateOfDeath 1933-03-18
decoratedWith Military Order of Savoy
Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Order of the Annunciation
surface form: Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
era early 20th century
late 19th century
father Amadeo I of Spain
founded Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi
foundedIn Italian Somaliland
fullName Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco di Savoia
givenName Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Luigi Amedeo
knownFor Abruzzi Spur route on K2
languageSpoken Italian
ledExpedition 1897 Mount Saint Elias expedition
1899–1900 North Pole expedition
1906 Ruwenzori expedition
1909 K2 expedition
memberOf House of Savoy
militaryBranch Italian Navy
surface form: Regia Marina
militaryRank admiral
mother Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo
nobleTitle Duke of the Abruzzi
notableAs leader of pioneering African expeditions
leader of pioneering Arctic expeditions
leader of pioneering Himalayan expeditions
occupation explorer
mountaineer
naval officer
placeOfBirth Madrid
placeOfDeath Jowhar
religion Roman Catholicism
setRecord farthest north record in 1900 Arctic expedition
sibling Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
surface form: Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta

Umberto, Count of Salemi
Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin

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Abruzzi Spur namedAfter Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Abruzzi Spur namedAfter Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
this entity surface form: Duke of the Abruzzi
Abruzzi Spur firstAttemptedBy Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Margherita Peak firstAscentBy Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta sibling Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi givenName Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Luigi Amedeo
Princess Margherita of Savoy-Genoa spouse Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
this entity surface form: Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Abruzzi Glacier namedAfter Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
this entity surface form: Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Mount Luigi di Savoia namedAfter Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
this entity surface form: Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Mountains of the Moon firstEuropeanAscentBy Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Amadeo I of Spain child Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Mount Stanley firstAscentBy Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Mount Emin firstAscentBy Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi