- NAME: Maximilian
- OCCUPATION: Military Leader, Emperor
- BIRTH DATE: July 06, 1832
- DEATH DATE: June 19, 1867
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Vienna, Austria
- PLACE OF DEATH: Querétaro, Mexico
- Originally: Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph
Maximilian was born on July 6, 1832 in Vienna. Archduke of Austria, Maximilian was made emperor of Mexico in 1863. Propped up by conservative Mexicans and the French emperor Napoleon III, Maximilian was supported by the French Army until the US demanded they withdraw. Benito Juárez then defeated Maximilian's forces and had the emperor executed in 1867.
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