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The Last Emperor of Mexico

2014-07-23 en 45m
DocumentaryHistory
In Austria, he was known as an art collector and idealist. In Mexico, he was a colonialist aggressor responsible for thousands of deaths. And in France, he lost an empire. But who was the real Archduke Maximilian? Join us as we examine the brief and contentious reign of the last emperor of Mexico, a complex and conflicted member of the powerful Habsburg family, from his royal childhood in Vienna to his alliance with Napoleon III, who wanted to expand his empire to the Western Hemisphere.

Director

Franz Leopold Schmelzer

Status

Released

Countries

  • France
  • Germany
  • United States of America

Companies

  • ZDF
  • ARTE
  • The Smithsonian Network