Luigi Lucheni (1873-1910)

Anarchist adherent of "propaganda by the deed," killed the impératrice Elisabeth of Austria, (September 10, 1878) & received, at age 25, life in prison. Born April 22, 1873; died October 19, 1910.

Given up at birth by a poor Italian maidservant, he experienced the misery of the orphanage, in Paris, before being returned to Italy. Worked odd jobs before joining the army for 3 1/2 years. Emigrated to Switzerland where he became familiar with anarchist ideas.

During his trial 12 November 1898 he declared himself an anarchist, & revealed that he wanted first to kill the Duke of Orleans, then chose the impératrice Elisabeth, to strike a blow against the persecutors of working people.

In prison Luigi Lucheni undertook to improve his education & draft his memoirs. When those were taken by guards, Luigi rebelled, & was subjected to beatings before being found hung in his cell.

• In Italian, see http://www.geocities.com/bard842/lucheni.html
• LUIGI LUCHENI (L'assassino di Sissi) http://www.valtaronetwork.com/lucheni.htm
• In French, see Ephéméride anarchiste
• Moi, Lucheni, assassin de Sissi
  http://www.liberation.fr/livres/98sept/980917lucheni.html
• See, in German, libertäre buchseiten, Sisis Mörder Luigi Lucheni, http://www.comlink.de/graswurzel/232/lucheni.html
• Elisabeth Ein Musical von Michael Kunze und Sylvester Levay
  http://www.musical-fans.de/Index/Musicals/Elisabeth/Die_Story_Eli/die_story_eli.html
• In Spanish, Asesinato de la emperatriz Sissi,
  http://www.ciberjob.org/mujeres/historia/sissi.htm

• Propaganda by the Deed, see http://struggle.ws/revolt/ws98/ws55_prop_deed.html

• Luigi Lucheni: "Ich bereue nichts!" Die Aufzeichnungen des Sisi-Mörders, hrsg. von Santo Cappon. Zsolnay-Verlag, Wien 1998
• Maria Matray/Answald Krüger: Das Attentat. Der Tod der Kaiserin Elisabeth und die Tat des Anarchisten Lucheni. Kopie über GWR-Süd, 336 S.
  

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