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Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico: Maximilian (1832-1967) was born Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph of Austria and was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on 10 April 1864 with the backing of Napoleon III of France. Few foreign government recognised his regime, which was also the case with Mexican liberals. The ensuing conflict ended with the Emperor's execution. Portrait by the German painter Franz Xavier Winterhalter, 1864.

Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico:  Maximilian (1832-1967) was born Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph of Austria and was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on 10 April 1864 with the backing of Napoleon III of France. Few foreign government recognised his regime, which was also the case with Mexican liberals.  The ensuing conflict ended with the Emperor's execution. Portrait by the German painter Franz Xavier Winterhalter, 1864.
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Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico: Maximilian (1832-1967) was born Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph of Austria and was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on 10 April 1864 with the backing of Napoleon III of France. Few foreign government recognised his regime, which was also the case with Mexican liberals. The ensuing conflict ended with the Emperor's execution. Portrait by the German painter Franz Xavier Winterhalter, 1864.
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10 1832-1967 1864 19TH CENTURY AMERICA AMERICAS APRIL ARCHDUKE ART ARTS AUSTRIA AUSTRIAN BACKING BORN CASE CENTRAL CONFLICT CRIME DIET EMPEROR ENDED ENSUING EXECUTION FERDINAND FEW FOREIGN FRANCE FRANZ GERMAN GERMANS GOVERNMENT III JOSEPH KAISER LEGEND MAXIMILIAN MEXICAN MEXICO MONARCH NAPOLEON I NAPOLEON NINETEENTH CENTURY PAINTER POLICY POLITIC POLITICA POLITICAL POLITICO POLITICS PORTRAIT POTRAIT PROCLAIMED RECOGNISED REGICIDE REGIME REGIMES ROYALTY SPANISH STATESMAN TORMENTER WHIG WINTERHALTER XAVIER