Maximilian I o Mexico
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Maximilian I (Spanish: Maximiliano I; 6 Julie 1832 – 19 Juin 1867) wis the only monarch o the Seicont Mexican Empire.
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Emperor o Mexico | |||||
Ring | 10 June 1864 – 19 Juin 1867 | ||||
Predecessor | Monarchy re-established (Benito Juárez, President o Mexico) | ||||
Successor | Monarchy abolished (Benito Juárez, President o Mexico) | ||||
Regent | See list
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Born | 6 Julie 1832(1832-07-06) Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austrick | ||||
Dee'd | 19 Juin 1867(1867-06-19) (aged 34) Cerro de las Campanas, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico | ||||
Buirial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna, Austrick | ||||
Spouse | Charlotte o Belgium | ||||
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Hoose | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
Faither | Archduke Franz Karl o Austrick | ||||
Mither | Princess Sophie o Bavarie | ||||
Releegion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Efter a distinguished career in the Austrian Navy, he wis proclaimed Emperor o Mexico on 10 Aprile 1864, wi the backin o Napoleon III o Fraunce an a group o Mexican monarchists who soucht tae revive the Mexican monarchy. Mony foreign govrenments, includin that o the Unitit States, refused tae recognise his admeenistration. This helped tae ensure the success o republican forces led bi Benito Juárez, an Maximilian wis captured an executit in 1867.
In Mexico, he an his consort are kent as Maximiliano an Carlota.