Maximilian I of Mexico

(18321867)
Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen
Emperor of Mexico (18641867)

Photograph of the execution of Maximilian (right) Miramón (center) and Mejía (left).

Photograph of the Mexican firing squad that executed Emperor Maximilian I, commanded by Colonel Palacios (right).

Maximilian in Art:

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883)
Exécution de l’Empereur Maximilien du Mexique
1867
Ny Carlsberg GlyptotekCopenhagen

 

 

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883)
L’exécution de l’empereur Maximilien
1867
Museum of Fine ArtsBoston

 

 

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883)
L’exécution de Maximilien
c.18671868
National GalleryLondon

 

 

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883)
L’exécution de l’empereur Maximilien
18681869
Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim

 

Born July 6 1832 Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna (Austrian Empire)
Died June 19 1867 Cerro de las Campanas, Santiago de Querétaro (Mexican Empire)
Cause of death Execution (firing squad)
Title Emperor of Mexico (1864-1867)
Title Grand Croix de la Légion d’honneur