Agustín de Iturbide y Green
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| Pretender Agustín de Iturbide y Green |
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| Born | April 2, 1863 Georgetown, Washington, D.C. |
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| Died | March 3, 1925 Washington DC, United States |
| Regnal name claimed | Agustín III |
| Title(s) | Prince de Iturbide |
| Throne(s) claimed | Mexico |
| Pretend from | June 19, 1867 - March 3, 1925 |
| Monarchy abolished | 1867 |
| Last monarch | Maximilian I |
| Connection with | Adopted son |
| Royal House | Iturbide |
| Father | Ángel de Iturbide y Huarte |
| Mother | Alice Green |
| Predecessor | Maximilian I |
| Successor | Princess Maria Josepha |
H.H. Prince Don Agustín de Iturbide y Green (April 2, 1863, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. – March 3, 1925, Washington, D.C.) was the grandson of Agustín de Iturbide, the first emperor of independent Mexico. He became the adopted son of Mexico's only other royal heads of state, Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico and Empress Carlota of Mexico. After the death of Maximilian he became Head of the Imperial House of Mexico.
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[edit] Family
Iturbide y Green was the son of Emperor Agustin I's second son H.H. Prince Don Ángel Maria de Iturbide y Huarte (October 2, 1816 – July 21, 1872) and his American wife Alice Green (b.ca 1836, d. 1892), granddaughter of US Congressman and Revolutionary War Gen. Uriah Forrest and great-granddaughter of George Plater, Governor of Maryland. Her older sister, Elizabeth Rousby Green, (married name Elizabeth Quesenberry) b. ca. 1825 became an interesting historical footnote when Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth arrived at her house after crossing the Potomac on his escape route. Ironically, had Booth managed to flee the country, his hope had been to seek asylum in Mexico.
[edit] Mexican heir
When Maximilian and Carlota ascended the throne of Mexico in 1863 with the support of the French troops of Napoleon III, the new monarchs invited the Iturbide family back to Mexico. As it became clear that Maximilian and Carlota could have no children together, they offered to adopt Iturbide y Green, which was agreed to with enthusiasm by his father and reluctance by his mother. They formally named Iturbide y Green their heir on September 13, 1865, with the title His Highness, Prince de Iturbide.
[edit] Post monarchy
With the overthrow of the monarchy in 1867, his biological family took him first to England and then back to the United States. When he came of age Iturbide y Green renounced his claim to the throne and title and returned to Mexico. He then served as an officer in the Mexican army. After publishing articles critical of President Porfirio Díaz, he was forced into exile and returned to Georgetown where he taught as a professor of Spanish and French languages at Georgetown University for many years.
Agustín de Iturbide y Green died in Washington, D.C., and was buried at the Church of St John the Evangelist, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Agustín de Iturbide y Green
Born: April 2 1863 Died: March 3 1925 |
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| Preceded by Emperor Maximiliano I |
— TITULAR — Emperor of Mexico June 19, 1867 – March 3, 1925 Reason for succession failure: Empire abolished in 1867 |
Succeeded by Princess Maria |
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| Pretenders to the Mexican throne since 1823 |
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Emperor Agustín I (1823-1824) |
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Emperor Maximilian I (1867) |
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