 |
EncyclopediaCarlottaCarlotta, Span. Carlota (kärlō'tä) [key], 1840–1927, empress of Mexico, daughter of Leopold I of Belgium, christened Marie Charlotte Amélie. She married (1857) Maximilian, archduke of Austria and accompanied him when he went to Mexico as emperor (1864). After Napoleon III decided to withdraw the French troops from Mexico and the fate of the empire became apparent, she went to Europe (1866) and sought the aid of Napoleon III and the pope. Her pleas were in vain, and she broke down under the strain of her failure. The Mexican empire ended with the execution of Maximilian in 1867, but the unhappy empress survived him by 60 years. See studies by E. Corti (1928, repr. 1976), J. Haslip (1971), and J. Taylor (1976). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Carlotta from Infoplease:
- Adelina Patti - Patti, Adelina Patti, Adelina , 1843–1919, coloratura soprano, b. Madrid, of Italian parents. ...
- Cuernavaca - Cuernavaca Cuernavaca , city (1990 pop. 279,187), capital of Morelos state, S Mexico, in the ...
- Maximilian, 1832–67, emperor of Mexico - Maximilian Maximilian, 1832–67, emperor of Mexico (1864–67). As the Austrian archduke ...
- Phantom of the Opera (1925) - Starring Lon Chaney, Sr., Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Gibson Gowland
- Leopold I, king of the Belgians - Leopold I Leopold I, 1790–1865, king of the Belgians (1831–65); youngest son of Francis ...
|
|
