Luigi Lucheni

Luigi Lucheni
Swiss police mugshot of Luigi Lucheni (1898)
Born(1873-04-22)April 22, 1873
DiedOctober 19, 1910(1910-10-19) (aged 37)
Geneva, Switzerland
Cause of deathSuicide
Resting placeZentralfriedhof
Vienna, Austria
48°08′58″N 16°26′28″E / 48.14944°N 16.44111°E / 48.14944; 16.44111 (Burial site of Luigi Lucheni's head)
NationalityItalian
Criminal chargeMurder of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Military career
AllegianceKingdom of Italy
Service / branchRoyal Italian Army
Years of service1893–1896
Battles / warsFirst Italo-Ethiopian War

Luigi Lucheni (born Louis Lucheni; 22 April 1873 – 19 October 1910) was an Italian anarchist and the assassin of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.