In the history of exploration, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi as Italian explorer (1873-1933).
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi was born at Madrid in 1873. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Italy.
Nineteenth-century exploration turned inland - Africa, Asia and Australia - and was entangled from the start with empire, missions and the geographical societies that funded it.
He is recorded as explorer, military personnel and mountaineer.
His recorded expeditions and events include first ascent.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
Recognition followed: Vega Medal, Founder’s Medal, Cullum Geographical Medal and knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi died in 1933, aged 60. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Expeditions: first ascent
- Vega Medal
- Founder’s Medal
- Cullum Geographical Medal
- knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Recorded as explorer, military personnel and mountaineer
