Talk:Gabriele d'Annuncio

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Gabriele d'Annunzio (March 12, 1863 – March 1, 1938) was an Italian author and military hero.

He was born at Pescara (Abruzzi) in central Italy on the Adriatic coast. His father was a wealthy landowner and mayor of the town whose name was originally Francesco Rapagnetta. He legally added d'Annunzio to his name.

Gabriele studied at the Liceo Cicognini in Prato, which was considered one of the best in Italy.

He published his first poems in 1879 at the age of 16. He went to the University of Rome in 1881, contributing to various newspapers during his time as a student. In 1883, he married Maria Hardouin di Gallese, who was the daughter of a duke. They had three sons, but the marriage ended in 1891.

D'Annunzio published his first novel in 1889. In the 1890s, he moved to Naples, where his work was serialized in Il coriere de Napoli. He had a well publicized affair with actress Eleonora Duse.

In 1897, he was elected to parliament. However, he was forced to flee to France in 1910 because of his debts. There, he wrote a play called Le martyr de Saint Sébastien with music by Claude Debussy.

When World War I broke out, he returned to Italy and became a military leader. Mussolini was influenced by d'Annunzio, but he never held an important post in the fascist government. He spent his later years writing at his home on Lake Garda. In 1924, he was made Prince of Monte Nevoso.

He died of a stroke at his desk in 1938 and was buried with a state funeral.