House of Iturbide
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| House of Iturbide |
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| Country: | Mexico | ||
| Titles: | Emperor of Mexico | ||
| Founder: | Agustín de Iturbide | ||
| Current head: | Maximilian von Götzen-Itúrbide | ||
| Founding year: | 1822 | ||
| Deposition: | 1823 | ||
| Ethnicity: | Navarre | ||
The House of Iturbide is the former Imperial House of Mexico. It was founded by Agustín de Iturbide in 1822 just after Mexico was declared an independent state.
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After Mexico was declared and recognized as an independent state, Iturbide was backed and influenced by Mexico's conservadores who favored an independent Mexico with a monarch from one of the European royal families as head of state. When no European royals accepted Mexico's offer (as Spain still had hopes of taking Mexico back), Iturbide was persuaded by his advisors to be named Emperor in the manner of Napoleon I.
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| First Empire declared | Ruling House of Mexico 21 July 1822 – 19 March 1823 |
Vacant
Next held by: House of Habsburg-Lorraine |
