Teotlalco was one of the two Empresses to Emperor Moctezuma II of the Aztec Empire. She was an Aztec princess. While very little information is known about her, it is clear that she was the most powerful woman in the Aztec Empire. She was the only person who could personally contact Emperor Moctezuma II. Even [read more]
Lady Sak K’uk’ (also known as Queen Muwaan Mat and Lady Beastie) was the second recorded female ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque. She rose to the position of Queen because there were no male candidates who were fit for kingship. In order to legitimize her rule, she declared divinity for herself as a [read more]
Read part two here. Maximilian woke early on the morning of 19 June. Around 5, he received the last sacraments during a short mass. He handed his wedding ring, a rosary and a scapular to Doctor Basch and told them to give them to his mother. He had a breakfast of coffee, bread, chicken and [read more]
Read part one here. In the early 1860s, Emperor Napoléon III wished to turn Mexico into a satellite state and needed a figurehead for the empty throne. He chose Maximilian, who needed a challenge, and he accepted the throne against his brother’s advice. There were many doubts about this, but he believed that he could [read more]
María Josepha Sophia de Iturbide was born on 29 February 1872 in Mikosdpuszta, Austria-Hungary as the eldest of three daughters of Prince Salvador de Iturbide and Baroness Gizella Maria Terezia Mikos de Tarrõdhàza. Her father was a grandson of Emperor Agustín I of Mexico. Agustín was the first Emperor of Mexico between 1822 and 1823 [read more]
Charlotte of Belgium was born on 7 June 1840 as the daughter of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans. Though her childhood was considered to be happy, she had little contact with her parents. Charlotte was separated from her brothers and was given an entirely different education. She grew up fast, and Charlotte was just [read more]
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