Mexican nobility
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The Mexican nobility were a hereditary nobility of Mexico, with specific privileges and obligations determined in the various political systems that historically ruled over the Mexican territory.
A deputation of many members of the Mexican nobility, presenting the throne of the Mexican Empire to the future Maximilian I of Mexico in 1863. He was a descendant of prior Habsburg rulers of New Spain (Mexico).
Depiction of Weyi Tlahtoani, or Emperor Moctezuma II of the Mexica
The "Lienzo de Tlaxcala" was commissioned by Tlaxcaltec rulers to demand the recognition of their privileges by the new regime.
Portrait of Don Juan Ixtolinque, Lord of Coyoacán under Spanish rule.
Maximilian I of Mexico
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Maximilian I was an Austrian archduke who became emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution by the Mexican Republic on 19 June 1867.
Maximilian as a boy, 1838, by Joseph Karl Stieler
Maximilian in uniform, 1853
Maria Amélia of Brazil