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Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi

Madrid, 29 Jan 1873 – Jowhar, 18 Mar 1933

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Facts and their sources

  • Born29 Jan 1873, Madridnot verified1 source
  • EventFirst ascent, 1897not verified1 source
  • Died18 Mar 1933, Jowharnot verified1 source
  • FatherAmadeo I of Spainnot verified1 source
  • MotherMaria Vittoria dal Pozzonot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 29 Jan 1873

    Born in Madrid

  2. 1897

    First ascent

  3. 18 Mar 1933

    Dies in Jowhar, aged 60

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Madrid.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1870s · Prince is born in Madrid

In the news1853–1882

1853: Mass emigration to Latin America starts

From 1853 to 1882, 325,000 Galicians emigrated, marking a period of intense, large-scale migration to Latin American countries like Cuba and Brazil.

Getting around

Road travel was frequently at walking pace

Road conditions were often so poor that mule-drawn omnibuses could travel no faster than a walking pace, sometimes requiring passengers to disembark while drivers repaired the road with stones.

At the table

High spending on alcohol by families

In some industrial mining regions, families spent over 25 percent of their total food budget on alcohol, specifically wine and aguardiente.

The Franco-Prussian War and a united Germany. Prussia defeated France, and the German Empire was proclaimed in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.In Europe · 1870–1871

The Franco-Prussian War and a united Germany. Prussia defeated France, and the German Empire was proclaimed in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.

Anton von Werner · public domain

What people wore

Dancing fashion and skirt lengths

Women's festive dancing attire often included long tails, though young unmarried women were expected to wear shorter, ground-length skirts.

Music

The popular tango dance in flamenco cafes

In the late 19th century, the tango was considered the most fashionable and popular dance in flamenco cafés, known for its grace, picaresque style, and use of accessories like shawls.

Daily life

Adoption of iron beds

By 1870, iron beds became common in Spanish bourgeois homes, although mattresses typically remained filled with wool until well into the 20th century.