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Moctezuma II was the great-grandson of Moctezuma I through his daughter Atotoztli II and her husband Huehue Tezozómoc (not to be confused with the Tepanec leader). According to some sources, Tezozómoc was the son of emperor Itzcóatl , which would make Moctezuma his great-grandson, but other sources claim that Tezozómoc was Chimalpopoca 's ...
Cuitláhuac was the eleventh son of the ruler Axayacatl and a younger brother of Moctezuma II, the late Emperor of Tenochtitlan, who died during the Spanish occupation of the city. [4] His mother's father, also called Cuitlahuac , had been ruler of Iztapalapa , [ 5 ] and the younger Cuitláhuac also ruled there initially. [ 6 ]
Chimalpilli II Tlatoani of Ecatepec: Cuauhtémoc Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan c.1495–1520-1521–1525: Cuitláhuac Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan 1476–1520: Teotlalco: Moctezuma II Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan 1466–1502–1520: Tlapalizquixochtzin Queen of Ecatepec: Tezozomoctli Acolnahuacatl: Isabel Moctezuma 1509–1551: Chimalpopoca 1480 ...
Dan Snow journeys to the ancient heart of Mexico in search of the lost civilisation of the Aztecs and their last and greatest ruler, Montezuma II (1502–1520). Montezuma inherited an empire of five million people, stretching from present-day Mexico to Nicaragua, from his uncle. His rule was marked by incessant warfare.
Like the rest of Cuauhtemoc's early biography, that is inferred from knowledge of his age, and the likely events and life path of someone of his rank. [6] Following education in the calmecac , the school for elite boys, and then his military service, he was named ruler of Tlatelolco, with the title cuauhtlatoani ("eagle ruler") [ 7 ] in 1515. [ 8 ]
Moctezuma II, husband of Tlapalizquixochtzin. She was born as a Princess – daughter of Matlaccoatzin and thus a granddaughter of the King Chimalpilli I and sister of Princess Tlacuilolxochtzin. [2] Tlapalizquixochtzin married Aztec emperor Moctezuma II (c. 1466 – June 1520). Their daughter was Doña Francisca de Moctezuma. [2]
Late 17th-century portrayal of Moctezuma II, wearing a xiuhhuitzolli, which was the royal crown used by Mexica emperors. [1]Moctezuma's headdress is a featherwork headdress or military device, (Nahuatl languages: quetzalāpanecayōtl [ketsalaːpaneˈkajoːtɬ]) which tradition holds belonged to Moctezuma II, the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest.
Itzcoatl also continued the building of Tenochtitlan: during his reign temples, roads, and a causeway were built. Itzcoatl established the religious and governmental hierarchy that was assumed by his nephew Moctezuma I upon his death in 1440. Map showing the expansion of the Aztec empire showing the areas conquered by the Aztec rulers.