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Traces of a life: Maximilian of Mexico. His tragic failure as Emperor of Mexico has assured Maximilian a special place in the historical consciousness of posterity. In his native city of Vienna there is a monument to Maximilian outside the parish church in Hietzing, the quarter bordering the western edge of the park at Schönbrunn, in Vienna ...
Dec 20, 2023 · The Last moments of Maximilian. Maximilian I of Mexico 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who reigned as the only Emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution on 19 June 1867.
Aug 24, 2024 · Maximilian was an archduke of Austria and the emperor of Mexico, a man whose naive liberalism proved unequal to the international intrigues that had put him on the throne and to the brutal struggles within Mexico that led to his execution.
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Maximilian I (Spanish: Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena; German: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who became emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution by the Mexican Republic on 19 June 1867.
The Mexican venture. At the beginning of the 1860s Ferdinand Maximilian was being considered as a candidate for various crowns, including those of Greece or Poland. However, he decided on Mexico, the crown of which was offered to him on the initiative of the French emperor, Napoleon III.
Maximilian of Mexico: The woman at his side. In 1857 Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian married Charlotte of Belgium. Their union was regarded as a perfect match, as the bride was highly educated, very pretty and above all immeasurably wealthy.
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Jul 3, 2019 · Maximilian I (July 6, 1832–June 19, 1867) was a European nobleman invited to Mexico in the aftermath of the disastrous wars and conflicts of the mid-19th century.
