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Mar 26, 2024 · brother Franz Joseph. Maximilian (born July 6, 1832, Vienna, Austria—died June 19, 1867, near Querétaro, Mex.) 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 (German: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen, Spanish: Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena; 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.
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Jul 3, 2019 · Maximilian of Austria was born in Vienna on July 6, 1832, the grandson of Francis II, Emperor of Austria. Maximilian and his elder brother Franz Joseph grew up as proper young princes: a classical education, riding, travel. Maximilian distinguished himself as a bright, inquisitive young man, and a good rider, but he was sickly and often unwell.
May 1, 2022 · Edward Shawcross, The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World (New York: Basic Books). Vii+324 pp., $30.00. LATIN AMERICA has had ...
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. But Maximilian had few prospects of power in ...
Apr 16, 2021 · Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph was an Austrian archduke, born to Archduke Francis Charles of Austria and Archduchess Frederica Sophia in 1832. From an early age, Maximilian became interested in the arts and sciences, and had a passion to explore the sea.
Apr 5, 2014 · On May 28, 1864, Maximilian, 31, and Charlotte (known as Carlota in Mexico), 23, stepped off the Austrian flagship Novara. Told they had a mandate to govern a pacified nation, the ambitious pair ...
