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Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico

Also known as: Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico; primary name: Maximilian; other name: (Archduke of) Austria; other name: (Emperor of) Mexico; other name: Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph
Details: individual; ruler; royal/imperial; Austrian; Male
Life dates: 1832-1867
Biography: Archduke of Austria and emperor of Mexico; married Carlota, daughter of Leopold I, king of the Belgians, who accompanied him to Mexico on his acceptance of the throne in 1863. Executed at Querétaro on 19 June 1867, after the American Civil War had ended, by a faction headed by the liberal President Benito Juárez.

Museum number: 1947,1009.291 |
Authority: BIOG141943 Ruler:Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico |
Production date: 1866 |
Production place: Minted in:Mexico

Museum number: 1935,0401.11872 |
Authority: BIOG141943 Ruler:Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico |
Production date: 1866 |
Production place: Minted in:Mexico

Museum number: 1931,1212.4 |
Authority: BIOG141943 Ruler:Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico |
Production date: 1864 |
Production place: Minted in:Mexico

Museum number: 1869,0105.1 |
Authority: BIOG141943 Ruler:Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico |
Production date: 1867 |
Production place: Minted in:Mexico

Museum number: 1935,0401.11874 |
Authority: BIOG141943 Ruler:Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico |
Production date: 1864 |
Production place: Minted in:Mexico

Museum number: 1946,0102.67 |
Authority: BIOG141943 Ruler:Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico |
Production date: 1866 |
Production place: Minted in:Mexico

Museum number: 1935,0401.11873 |
Authority: BIOG141943 Ruler:Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico |
Production date: 1864 |
Production place: Minted in:Mexico

Museum number: 1867,1215.65 |
Authority: BIOG141943 Ruler:Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico |
Production date: 1866 |
Production place: Minted in:Mexico

Museum number: 1930,0501.303 |
Authority: BIOG141943 Ruler:Maximilian, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of Mexico |
Production date: 1864 |
Production place: Minted in:Mexico

Museum number: 1895,1015.18 |
Producer name: After:Johann Christian BrandPublished by:Christian von Mechel |
Production date: 1779-1817

Museum number: 1895,1015.19 |
Producer name: After:Johann Christian BrandPublished by:Christian von Mechel |
Production date: 1779-1817

Title: L'Exécution de Maximilien Maximilien d'Autriche, empereur du Mexique, le 19 |
Museum number: 1913,0814.55 |
Producer name: Print made by:Édouard ManetPrinted by:Lemercier & Cie |
Production date: 1868 |
Production place: Printed in:Paris (France)

Title: L'Exécution de Maximilien Maximilien d'Autriche, empereur du Mexique, le 19 |
Museum number: 1949,0411.3346 |
Producer name: BIOG37021 Print made by:Édouard Manet |
Production date: 1868

Title: Maximilian 1er,, (Empereur du Mexique) |
Museum number: 1891,0511.249 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pierre Guillaume MetzmacherPublished by:Goupil |
Production date: 1864 |
Production place: Published in:Berlin (city)Published in:Paris (France)