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Ferdinand Maximilian Habsburg

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Ferdinand Maximilian Habsburg Famous memorial Veteran

Original Name
Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena
Birth
Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria
Death
19 Jun 1867 (aged 34)
Santiago de Queretaro, Querétaro Municipality, Querétaro de Arteaga, Mexico
Burial
Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria Add to Map
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Austrian Nobility, Monarch of Mexico. The younger brother of the Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph, he was Commander in Chief of the Imperial War Fleet. From 1857 to 1859 he was Governor of Lombardy-Veneto. In 1864, thanks to the auspices of Napoleon III, he became Emperor of Mexico where he moved with his wife Carlotta of Belgium. However in 1867, due to revolutionary upheavals led by Benito Juárez, Maximilian was deposed, imprisoned and shot. His remains were returned to Austria in 1868.
Austrian Nobility, Monarch of Mexico. The younger brother of the Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph, he was Commander in Chief of the Imperial War Fleet. From 1857 to 1859 he was Governor of Lombardy-Veneto. In 1864, thanks to the auspices of Napoleon III, he became Emperor of Mexico where he moved with his wife Carlotta of Belgium. However in 1867, due to revolutionary upheavals led by Benito Juárez, Maximilian was deposed, imprisoned and shot. His remains were returned to Austria in 1868.

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  • Added: Jun 5, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22650/ferdinand_maximilian-habsburg: accessed ), memorial page for Ferdinand Maximilian Habsburg (6 Jul 1832–19 Jun 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22650, citing Saint Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria; Maintained by Find a Grave.