Charlotte of Belgium
| Carlota of Mexico | |||||
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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, Laken | ||||
| Spouse | Maximilian I of Mexico | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Leopold I of Belgium | ||||
| Mother | Louise of Orléans | ||||
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| Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine |
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Styles of Carlota of Mexico |
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| Reference style | Her Imperial Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial Majesty |
Carlota of Mexico (Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine; 7 June 1840 – 19 January 1927) was a Belgian princess who became Empress of Mexico as the wife of Maximilian I of Mexico.
The only daughter of Leopold I, King of the Belgians (1790–1865) by his second wife, Louise, Princess of Orléans (1812–1850), Charlotte was born at the Royal Palace of Laeken in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium. 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.
When Charlotte was ten years old, her mother, Louise-Marie, died of tuberculosis and Charlotte was entrusted to the Countess of Hulste, a close family friend. Although young, the princess had her own household; but for a few weeks out of the year, Charlotte stayed in Claremont with Maria Amalia and the rest of her mother's family in exile.
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