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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.
Maximilian I of Mexico (1832–1867) Charlotte of Belgium (1840–1927) Agustín de Iturbide y Green (1863–1925) Salvador de Iturbide y Marzán (1849–1895) Maria Josepha Sophia de Itúrbide (1872–1949) María Gizella Tunkl von Aschbrunn (1912–1981) Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide (b. 1944)
Maximilian I of Mexico: 6 July 1832: 19 June 1867: Proclaimed Emperor of Mexico Executed by firing squad Married Charlotte, Princess of Belgium, and had no issue Karl Ludwig: 30 July 1833: 19 May 1896: Married: 1) his first cousin Margaretha, Princess of and Duchess in Saxony (1840–1858) from 1856 to 1858, no issue
Returning to Mexico after being forced into exile, Iturbide was shot, leaving a widow and children. Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort, Princess Charlotte of Belgium , unable to have children themselves, adopted the ill-fated emperor's grandson during their short-lived rule of the Second Mexican Empire .
Maximilian I of Mexico One of the early family members to gain power was Rudolf I who served as the German king in 1273. Frederick IV was also a Habsburg king of Germany and was crowned Holy Roman ...
When Maximilian and Carlota ascended the throne of Mexico in 1863 with the support of the French troops of Napoleon III, the childless new monarchs invited the Iturbide family back to Mexico. As it was clear several years into their marriage that Maximilian and Carlota could have no children together, they offered to adopt Iturbide, which was ...
Agustín abdicated and lived in exile with the prohibition on returning to Mexico. Despite that ban, he returned, was captured, and executed. Grandchildren of Emperor Agustín were adopted by Maximilian I of Mexico (1864–67), who had no biological children, and granted some status in the ephemeral Second Mexican Empire.
When Maximilian ascended the throne of Mexico in 1863 with the support of the French troops of Napoleon III, he invited the Iturbide family back to Mexico. As it became clear that Maximilian and Carlota could have no children together, they offered to adopt Salvador along with his cousin, Agustín de Iturbide y Green. [2]