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Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, better known under the name Charlotte, was the daughter of King Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans.
Mar 20, 2019 · Empress Carlota, born Princess Charlotte of Belgium (June 7, 1840 – January 19, 1927) was briefly the Empress of Mexico, from 1864 to 1867. She suffered from a lifetime of serious mental illness after her husband, Maximilian, was deposed in Mexico, but escaped his violent fate.
Sent over from colonial Belgium to rule alongside her husband, Charlotte—or Carlota in Mexico—quickly experienced a violent and infamous breakdown. But really, that’s only the beginning of her star-crossed story.
Jun 28, 2018 · Charlotte of Belgium was born on 7 June 1840 as the daughter of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans. Though her childhood was considered to be happy, she had little contact with her parents. Charlotte was separated from her brothers and was given an entirely different education.
Jun 3, 2024 · Carlota (born June 7, 1840, Laeken, Belg.—died Jan. 19, 1927, near Brussels) was the wife of the emperor Maximilian of Mexico. The only daughter of Leopold I, king of the Belgians, and Princess Louise of Orléans, Carlota married at age 17 the archduke Maximilian, brother of the emperor Francis Joseph of Austria.
Belgian princess who accompanied Maximilian on an ill-fated adventure to Mexico, where she was crowned empress and witnessed royal splendor, civil war, personal tragedy, and ultimately dementia in an attempt to bring monarchical rule to the land of the Aztecs.
Oct 12, 2023 · Born Marie-Charlotte, the new empress became better known to the world as Carlota. Personal happiness, however, could not reckon with the turbulent geopolitics of the mid-19th century. In 1864,...
Charlotte of Belgium (7 June 1840 – 19 January 1927), known by the Spanish version of her name, Carlota, was by birth a princess of Belgium and member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Biography of Charlotte of Belgium (1840-1927), Empress of Mexico. Ambitious and beautiful Charlotte of Belgium (1840-1927) married Maximilian of Austria (1832-1867) and became Empress of Mexico. After her return to Europe, friends commented on her strange behaviour. She laughed, wept, held monologues and talked incoherently.
Jan 30, 2023 · A new book about the life of Princess Charlotte of Belgium, who for a brief moment was Empress of Mexico, has been written by Belgian author Kristen Dieltiens. The story recounts the adventurous life of the daughter of Belgium's first king Leopold I.
