Maximilian I of Mexico

Maximilian I of Mexico
Circa 1865 portrait by Santiago Rebull.
Emperor of Mexico
Reign	10 April 1864 – 19 June 1867
Predecessor	Agustin I of Mexico
Successor	Agustin de Iturbide (disputed)
Head of State oholy f Mexico reign1 = 10 April 1864 – 19 June 1867
Predecessor	Benito Juárez (President of Mexico)
Successor	Benito Juárez (President of Mexico)
Viceroy of Lombardy–Venetia
Reign	6 September 1857 – 20 April 1859
Predecessor	Josef Radetzky (Governor-General)
Successor	Ferenc Gyulay (Governor-General)
Born	(1832-07-06)6 July 1832 Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	19 June 1867(1867-06-19) (aged 34) Cerro de las Campanas, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexican Empire
Spouse	Princess Charlotte of Belgium (m 27 July 1857)
Issue	no issue
Full name
Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Mother	Princess Sophie of Bavaria
Burial	18 January 1868
Signature
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Maximilian I (Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria; 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 member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, Maximilian was the younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. He had a distinguished career as the Austrian viceroy of Lombardy–Venetia and the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Austrian Navy.

Titles and styles

*6 July 1832 - 10 April 1864 His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia.

• 10 April 1864 - 19 June 1867 His Imperial Majesty The Emperor.