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Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico (born Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, 6 July 1832 - 19 June 1867) was a member of Austria's Imperial Hapsburg-Lorraine family. With the backing of Emperor Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican monarchists, he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on 10 April 1864. Many foreign governments, including the United States, refused to recognize his government, ensuring the success of Republican forces. Maximilian was captured by Republicans in 1867, and swiftly convicted of treason and executed.
He was the younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, and the uncle of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination on 28 June 1914 resulted in the outbreak of World War I.
Maximilian I in The Guns of the South[]
Maximilian I, newly installed as Emperor of Mexico, extended recognition to the Confederate States after the Army of Northern Virginia took Washington City in 1864.[1]
Throughout the 1860s, Maximilian faced rebels led by Benito Juárez. With the aid of French forces, Maximilian was able to inflict a series of defeats on Juárez in 1867.[2]
The future relationship between the Empire and the Confederacy was still being debated in 1868, after President Jefferson Davis left office and Robert E. Lee succeeded him.[3] However, Maximilian's government was disposed to be friendly to the C.S. generally.[4]
Maximilian I in Southern Victory[]
Emperor Maximilian I (1832-c 1880) came to the throne of Mexico in 1862 with the backing of Emperor Napoleon III of France and the support of the Confederate States, and over the protests of the United States.[5][6] The dynasty he founded there would remain in power through the Second Great War, and would rely on the Entente, and especially on the Confederacy, for protection from the wrath of the United States.[7]
Maximilian's installation was a violation of the Monroe Doctrine. The French and Confederates prevented the US from enforcing the doctrine, thus effectively shooting it between the eyes.
References[]
- ↑ The Guns of the South, pg. 229.
- ↑ Ibid, pg. 376.
- ↑ Ibid., pg. 251.
- ↑ Ibid., pg. 376.
- ↑ American Front, pg. 8.
- ↑ See: Inconsistencies (Southern Victory)
- ↑ See, Southern Victory, generally.
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| Preceded by None Benito Juárez as President, Last monarch was Agustín I |
Emperor of Mexico 1864-1867 |
Succeeded by Monarchy abolished, Juárez restored as President |
| Royal offices (Southern Victory) | ||
| Preceded by Benito Juárez as President, Last monarch was Agustín I |
Emperor of Mexico 1862-1879 (dates speculative) |
Succeeded by Maximilian II |
| Royal offices (Fictional Work) | ||
| Preceded by Benito Juárez as President, Last monarch was Agustín I |
Emperor of Mexico (The Guns of the South) 1864-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent at novel's end, 1868 |
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