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The Execution of Emperor Maximilian is a series of paintings by Édouard Manet from 1867 to 1869, depicting the execution by firing squad of Emperor Maximilian I of the short-lived Second Mexican Empire.
Maximilian I 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.
[7] [8] Invited to become emperor of Mexico by Mexican monarchists who had lost a bloody civil war against Mexican liberals was Austrian Archduke Maximilian, of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, who had ancestral links to rulers of colonial Mexico. His ascension to the throne was then ratified through a fraudulent referendum.
Maximilian I of Mexico (1832 – 1867) was a member of the Imperial House of Habsburg - Lorraine. After a distinguished career in the Austrian Navy he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico, during the Second Mexican Empire. His father was Archduke Franz Karl, the second surviving son of Emperor Francis II of Austria, during whose reign he was born.
Jan 27, 2021 · After negotiating with Napoleon III of France for French military support, the Austrian Duke arrived in Mexico and the French Army captured Mexico City In October 1863, Joseph took the throne and took the name Maximilian I of Mexico. Mexico had itself and emperor and a country on the verge of civil war.
Oct 10, 2023 · One of the most tragic and absurd adventures in history belongs to Maximilian I (1832-1867), the Austrian archduke and brother-in-law of Elisabeth (nicknamed Sisi), the Empress of Austria and...
Jan 25, 2022 · On April 19, some 30,000 French troops invaded Mexico to overthrow the republic and its president. Napoleon III found an ideal candidate to occupy the throne: Ferdinand Maximilian. He was the ambitious younger brother of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph, from the illustrious Habsburg royal family.
