Maximilian von Götzen-Itúrbide
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| Pretender Maximilian von Götzen-Itúrbide |
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| Born | March 2, 1944 Bistriţa, Romania |
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| Title(s) | Imperial Prince of Mexico, Prince of Iturbide, Count of Götzen |
| Throne(s) claimed | Mexico |
| Pretend from | November, 1949 |
| Monarchy abolished | 1867 |
| Last monarch | Maximilian I |
| Connection with | Great-great grandson¹ |
| Royal House | Itúrbide |
| Father | Count Maria Gustav von Götzen |
| Mother | María Tunkl Itúrbide |
| Predecessor | Princess Maria Josepha |
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Maximiliano Gustav Richard Albrecht Agustin von Götzen-Itúrbide (born March 2, 1944 in Bistriţa, Romania), is the current head of the Imperial House of Mexico, the House of Iturbide.
[edit] Biography
He is the son of Count Maria Gustav von Götzen and María Gizella von Aschbrunn. His grandmother the Princess of Itúrbide, María Josepha, was the daughter of Prince Salvador de Iturbide y de Marzán, and great-granddaughter of the Emperor Agustin I of Mexico. She was also a legal descendant (by adoption) of Maximilian I of Mexico.
He inherited his claim to the throne following the death of his grandmother Princess Maria Josepha of Iturbide in 1949 which was in accordance with her will and the wishes of her two daughters.
[edit] Family
On September 22, 1990 in Melbourne, Australia, he married Doña Maria Anna de Franceschi, who is descended from a line of Croatian and Venetian nobility. They have two children,
- Ferdinand Leopold Maximilian Gustav Salvatore born in 1992
- Emanuela Charlotte Maria Helena born in 1998
They currently live in Australia.
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Maximilian von Götzen-Itúrbide
Born: March 2 1944 |
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| Preceded by Princess Maria |
— TITULAR — Emperor of Mexico November 1949 – present Reason for succession failure: Empire abolished in 1867 |
Incumbent Designated heir: Prince Fernando |
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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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