Luigi Lucheni | |
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![]() Swiss police mugshot of Luigi Lucheni (1898) | |
Born | |
Died | October 19, 1910 Geneva, Switzerland | (aged 37)
Cause of death | Suicide |
Resting place | Zentralfriedhof Vienna, Austria 48°08′58″N 16°26′28″E / 48.14944°N 16.44111°E |
Nationality | Italian |
Criminal charge | Murder of Empress Elisabeth of Austria |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy |
Service/ | Royal Italian Army |
Years of service | 1893–1896 |
Battles/wars | First Italo-Ethiopian War |
Luigi Lucheni (22 April 1873 – 19 October 1910) was an Italian anarchist and the assassin of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.