SMS Novara (1850)
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SMS Novara was a sail frigate of the Austro-Hungarian Navy most noted for sailing the globe for the Novara Expedition of 1857–1859 and, later for carrying Archduke Maximilian and wife Carlota to Veracruz in May 1864 to become Emperor and Empress of Mexico.
Image of frigate Novara from expedition report Voyage of the Austrian Frigate Novara around the Earth (1861–1876), published in 21 volumes written over 15 years.
1861 vs 1862 hulls compared
Novara in 1864 at Martinique
New and different figurehead
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, c. 1864
Maximilian as a boy, 1838, by Joseph Karl Stieler
Maximilian in uniform, 1853
Maria Amélia of Brazil