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

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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.

Maximillian I of Mexico
Carlota, Empress of Mexico
Schoenbrunn, Hapsburg palace, Vienna and Maximillian’s boyhood home
Maximillian and Charlotte, newlyweds
Franz Josef, 1865
Miramare, Trieste
The Novara
Maximillian as Emperor
Benito Juarez

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Marie Antoinette (Volume Six, Episode One) Book and Music Information

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The books used in this podcast included:

“Marie Antoinette: The Journey,” by Antonia Fraser and

“Queen of Fashion,” by Caroline Weber.

The intro to both parts was, “A Baroque Letter,” by Aaron Kenny and

The outro to both parts was, “Surrender,” by Asher Fulero.