Perfil de persona

di Savoia-Aosta, Luigi Amadeo Guiseppe Mario Francesco

1873–1933

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Biografía

He was the son of Amadeus, the Duke of Aosta and King of Spain (1870-1873).

He was a cousin of King Victor Emanuel III of Italy.

He entered the Royal Italian Navy.

He led an expedition to the Arctic in 1899. Admiral, Royal Italian Navy.

He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Italian Navy in 1913 and during World War One.

He retired in 1917.

He was a well-known alpinist and Arctic explorer.

Lugares nombrados

Mount Abruzzi (BC), Abruzzi Glacier (BC)

Referencias

  • Putnam, W.L. and G.W. Boles, R.W. Laurilla (1990)
  • Louda, Jiri and Michael Maclagan. (1981)

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