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Maximilian and Carlota: Europes Last Empire in Mexico
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In this new telling of Mexicos Second Empire and Louis Napolons installation of Maximilian von Habsburg and his wife, Carlota of Belgium, as the emperor and empress of Mexico, Maximilian and Carlota brings the dramatic, interesting, and tragic time of this sixyearsiege to life.From 1861 to 1866, the French incorporated the armies of Austria, Belgiumincluding forces from Crimea to Egyptto fight and subdue the regime of Mexicos Benito Jurez during the time of the U.S. Civil War. France viewed this as a chance to seize Mexican territory in a moment they were convinced the Confederacy would prevail and take over Mexico. With both sides distracted in the U.S., this was their opportunity to seize territory in North America. In 1867, with aid from the United States, this movement came to a disastrous end both for the royals and for France while ushering in a new era for Mexico.In a bid to oust Jurez, Mexican conservatives appealed to European leaders to select a monarch to run their country. Maximilian and Carlotas reign, from 1864 to 1867, was marked from the start by extravagance and ambition and ended with the execution of Maximilian by firing squad, with Carlota on the brink of madness. This epoch moment in the arc of French colonial rule, which spans North American and European history at a critical juncture on both continents, shows how Napoleon IIIs failure to save Maximilian disgusted Europeans and sealed his own fate.Maximilian and Carlota offers a vivid portrait of the unusual marriage of Maximilian and Carlota and of international high society and politics at this critical nineteenthcentury juncture. This largely unknown era in the history of the Americas comes to life through this colorful telling of the couples tragic reign.
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