Carlotta of Mexico
| Carlota of Belgium | |||||
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| Empress consort of Mexico | |||||
| Tenure | 10 April 1864 – 15 May 1867 | ||||
| Coronation | 10 April 1864 | ||||
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7 June 1840 Laeken, Brussels, Belgium |
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| Died | 19 January 1927 (aged 86) Meise, Belgium |
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| Burial | Royal Crypt, Laeken | ||||
| Spouse | Maximilian I of Mexico (m. 1857; d. 1867) |
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Leopold I of Belgium | ||||
| Mother | Princess Louise of Orléans | ||||
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French: Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine Spanish: María Carlota Amelia Agustína Victoria Clementina Leopoldina |
Princess Charlotte of Belgium, more commonly known as Empress Carlota of Mexico (7 June 1840 – 19 January 1927) was a Belgian princess who became Empress of Mexico by marriage to Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico.
The only daughter of Leopold I, King of the Belgians (1790–1865) by his second wife, Louise of Orléans (1812–1850), Charlotte was born at the Royal Castle of Laeken, Belgium. She was named after her father's first wife, Princess Charlotte of Wales, who had died in childbirth in 1817. Charlotte had three brothers: Louis-Philippe, who died in infancy, Leopold, who on the death of their father became Leopold II of Belgium and Philippe, Count of Flanders. She was also a first cousin to both Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, as well as Ferdinand II of Portugal. She belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Her favorite grandparent Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies, Queen of France, was the consort of Louis-Philippe of France, and a niece of Marie Antoinette. Maria Amalia was Charlotte's close confidante, and on her wedding day in 1857, she wore a bracelet with a miniature portrait of her. They regularly corresponded, especially later while Charlotte was in Mexico.
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