Biography of emperor maximilian of mexico documentary
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Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico
About
- Collection
- Heiner Müller
- Featuring
- Müller's circle: Dana Rodberg
- Duration
- 00:15:11
- Date
- 13 Jun 1993
- Broadcast
- Primetime
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Description
In this “Prime Time” feature, Kluge explores a remarkable chapter of European colonial history: the much disputed fate of Austrian Emperor Maximilian (1832-1867) in Mexico.
At the instigation of French Emperor Napoleon III., Maximilian let himself be crowned Emperor of Mexico from 1864 to 1867. But his time in office took a fatal turn: Maximilian was captured and executed at the command of Benito Juarez. The feature begins with images of the firing squad and the dead emperor.
How did the Mexicans react to the invasion of an Austrian emperor? Who was Benito Juarez? Kluge talks to director Dana Rodberg about the Mexican perspective on Maximilian’s fate. She explains that Emperor Maximilian was a foreign object in Mexico. Benito Juarez, on the other hand, a provincial farmer whose ap
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Maximilian I of Mexico
Emperor of Mexico from 1864 to 1867
| Maximilian I | |||
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Official portrait as emperor of México bygd Albert Gräfle, 1865 | |||
| Reign | 10 April 1864 – 19 June 1867[1] | ||
| Predecessor | Monarchy established (Benito Juárez, as President of the Republic) | ||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished (Benito Juárez, as President of the Republic) | ||
| Prime ministers | |||
| Born | Archduke Maximilian of Austria (1832-07-06)6 July 1832 Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austrian Empire | ||
| Died | 19 June 1867(1867-06-19) (aged 34) Cerro de las Campanas, Santiago de Querétaro, Restored Republic | ||
| Burial | 18 January 1868 Imperial Crypt, Vienna, Austria | ||
| Spouse | |||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||
| Father | Archduke Franz Karl of Austria | ||
| Mother | Princess Sophie of Bavaria | ||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||
| Signature | |||
Maximilian I (Spanish: Fernando Maximiliano José María dem Habsburgo-Lorena; German: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsb
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Shortliner
Since childhood, Archduke Maximilian, brother of Emperor Franz Josef I., has wished for nothing more than to emerge from his sibling‘s shadow. His dream finally comes true when he becomes Emperor of Mexico. However, the dream unexpectedly and rapidly becomes a nightmare: Maximilian believes he is welcome in Mexico, but the opposite is the case. He is finally captured by his adversary, Benito Juarez, and sentenced to death. Maximilian‘s dreams of becoming a glorious ruler die with him, cut down by a firing squad. To mark the 150. anniversary of Maximilian‘s ascent to the throne in 2014, the documentary will examine the fate of the contradictory and complex Habsburg and investigate the circumstances that led to his tragic failure from various perspectives.
Style and Format
The story is told in the style of a historical docu-drama. Maximilian‘s tragic failures are illuminated using re-enactments on original locations in Mexico, Italy, Austria, Belgium, France, archiv