Maximilian I of Mexico

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Emperor of the Second Mexican Empire

Maximilian I 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. A member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, Maximilian was the younger brother of... Wikipedia

Born: July 6, 1832, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria

Died: June 19, 1867 (age 34 years), Cerro de las Campanas

Place of burial: Imperial Crypt, Vienna, Austria

Spouse: Charlotte (m. 1857–1867)

Siblings: Franz Joseph I of Austria, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, and more

Books: Messina. Palermo. Syracuse. The Balearic Islands. Valencia and Murcia. Lisbon. Madeira. Algiers. Albania. Across the line, Italy. Andalusia and Granada, Recollections of My Life; Volume 3, and more

Parents: Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Princess Sophie of Bavaria