Maximilian I of Mexico

Maximilian I of Mexico

Maximilian I (German: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen, Spanish: Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who reigned as the only Emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution on 19 June 1867. A younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, Maximilian had a distinguished career as commander-in-chief of the Imperial Austrian Navy. France, together with Spain and the United Kingdom, had invaded Mexico in the winter of 1861 to pressure the Mexican government into settling its debts with the three powers after Mexico had announced a suspension on debt repayment; the Spanish and British both withdrew the following year after negotiating agreements with the Mexican government and realising the true intention of the French, who sought to conquer the country. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximilian I of Mexico has received more than 2,975,336 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Maximilian I of Mexico is the 489th most popular politician (down from 469th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Austria (up from 50th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Austrian Politician.

Maximilian I was the Emperor of Mexico from 1864 to 1867. He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and was also a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte.