COMPANION

Carlota of Mexico

1840 - 1927

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Charlotte of Mexico (French: Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine; Spanish: María Carlota Amelia Augusta Victoria Clementina Leopoldina; 7 June 1840 – 19 January 1927), known by the Spanish version of her name, Carlota, was by birth a princess of Belgium and member of the House of Wettin in the branch of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (as such she was also styled Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess in Saxony). As the wife of Archduke Maximilian of Austria, Viceroy of Lombardy–Venetia and later Emperor of Mexico, she became Archduchess of Austria (in 1857) and Empress of Mexico (in 1864). She was daughter, granddaughter, sister, sister in-law, cousin and wife of reigning or deposed sovereigns throughout Europe and Mexico. From the beginning of her marriage, she feuded with Empress Elisabeth in Vienna, and was glad when her husband was posted to Italy as Viceroy of Lombardy–Venetia. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlota of Mexico is the 31st most popular companion (up from 122nd in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 67th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Companion.

Carlota of Mexico is most famous for being the wife of Maximilian I of Mexico.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Carlota of Mexico ranks 31 out of 784. Before her are Nefertari, Henrietta Maria of France, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Catherine Parr, Maria Theresa of Spain, and Madame du Barry. After her are Livia, Jane Seymour, Maria Feodorovna, Roxana, Melania Trump, and Priscilla Presley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, Carlota of Mexico ranks 6. Before her are Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Claude Monet, Thomas Hardy, Émile Zola, and Auguste Rodin. After her are Victoria, Princess Royal, Murad V, Alphonse Daudet, Odilon Redon, Edward Drinker Cope, and Ernst Abbe. Among people deceased in 1927, Carlota of Mexico ranks 3. Before her are Svante Arrhenius, and Isadora Duncan. After her are Ferdinand I of Romania, Willem Einthoven, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Juan Gris, Albrecht Kossel, Gaston Leroux, Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Hugo Ball, and Andranik.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Carlota of Mexico ranks 18 out of 1,190. Before her are Anthony van Dyck (1599), Gerardus Mercator (1512), René Magritte (1898), Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), and Orlande de Lassus (1534). After her are Guillaume Du Fay (1397), Frans Hals (1582), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Georges Simenon (1903), Auguste Beernaert (1829), and Rogier van der Weyden (1390).

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Among COMPANIONS In Belgium

Among companions born in Belgium, Carlota of Mexico ranks 1. After her are Isabella of Austria (1501), Matilda of Flanders (1031), Marie of Brabant, Queen of France (1254), Adeliza of Louvain (1103), Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress (1190), Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830), and Katherine Swynford (1350).

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