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The Brief and Tragic Reign Of Maximillian I, Emperor of Mexico. Volume Seven Episode Six (Part Two)

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Like something out of a fairy tale, in 1864, a European power installed an Austrian nobleman as Maximillian I, Emperor of Mexico, ultimately resulting in tragedy, madness and execution.

Carlota, in Mexican garb
Pope Pius IX
Napoleon III and his wife, the Empress Eugenie, 1865
The chapel built on the Hill of the Bells, Maximillian’s execution site in Queretaro
Eduard Manet’s, “Execution of the Emperor Maximillian,” inaccurately depicting Maximillian in the center, wearing a sombrero. His executioners are symbolically wearing French infantry uniforms and the soldier loading his rifle is similar in appearance to Napoleon III. The painting was publicly banned in France.
Maximillian’s sarcophagus in the Hapsburg Imperial Crypt, Vienna.
Maximillian I, death mask.
Maximillian’s embalmed corpse, photographed in Mexico.
Carlota, 1914
Bouchout Castle, Belgium. Final home of Carlota.

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The Brief and Tragic Reign of Maximillian I, Emperor of Mexico (Book and Music Information)

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The books used in this podcast included:

“The Last Emperor of Mexico,” by Edward Shawcross, and

“Maximillian and Carlota: Europe’s Last Empire in Mexico,” by M. M. McAllen

The music in both intros was: “Funeral in Sinaloa,” by Jimena Contreras

The music in the outros was: “Outlaw’s Farewell (Part 1),” by Reed Mathis