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Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

Name: Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling
Director: Franz Leopold Schmelzer
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-02-12T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 53 min
Cast: Jürgen Kapaun, Viktoria Hillisch, Dan Badarau, Christian Krall, Alberto Acosta

(Maximilian von Mexiko: Der Traum vom Herrschen)

“Ambition became a tragedy”

201553mDocumentary

Overview

The life and struggles of Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria of Habsburg-Lorraine (1832-1867), emperor of the Second Mexican Empire as Maximilian I of Mexico from 1864 to 1867 (under the wing of Emperor Napoleon III and the French Empire), his tragic confrontation with Mexican leader Benito Juárez, the defeat of the will and the end of a dream.

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