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Luigi Lucheni (22 April 1873 – 19 October 1910) was an Italian anarchist and the assassin of Empress Elisabeth of Austria . Early life. Luigi Lucheni was born Louis Luccheni in Paris on April 22, 1873. His father, unknown, and his mother, Luigia Lucchini, left the baby to a foundling hospital.
- Suicide
- Italian
- Life imprisonment
- Murder of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Luigi Lucheni: the man behind the file. We are extremely well informed about the murder of Empress Elisabeth, right through until she breathed her last on the ship on Lake Geneva. This makes her assassin’s fate all the more interesting – and the story of how he (or at least his head) was not laid to rest until the year 2000. Empress ...
Jan 4, 2018 · Also in town was Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni, who had come to Switzerland to assassinate Prince Henri of Orléans in an act of protest against the ruling class.
Sep 10, 2021 · On 10 September 1898, Luigi Lucheni murdered the Austrian Empress Sisi in Geneva. After his arrest, he asked to be beheaded. The Swiss judiciary refused his request. In the end, though, the anarchist did lose his head…
On this Saturday, 10 September 1898, Empress Elisabeth was assassinated by Luigi Lucheni, an Italian anarchist. The tragic event was well covered in the coeval press, as Elisabeth of Austria – also known as Sisi (not “Sissi”, like in the movies) – was a mysterious fairy-tale princess.
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The anarchist Luigi Lucheni had travelled to the city in order to carry out an assassination as a protest against the plutocracy. His intended victim was Prince Henri Philippe Marie d’Orléans, but the latter had cancelled his visit to the city at short notice.
The Assassin's Smile. Facial Expression as Political Expression. by Daphne Rozenblatt. How does history explain a smile? Arrest of Luigi Luccheni, Collection of photographic images Urania Vienna, casket 219: B 36, V22. © Österreichisches Volkshochschularchiv.