Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide
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Maximiliano Gustav Richard Albrecht Agustin von Götzen-Iturbide (born March 2, 1944 in Bistriţa
, Romania
(then Hungary
), is the current head of the former Imperial House of Mexico, the House of Iturbide
. As titles of nobility were abolished in Mexico, he holds no legally acknowledged Mexican title
.
, was the daughter of Prince Salvador de Iturbide y de Marzán
, and great-granddaughter of the Emperor Agustin I of Mexico
, and his consort Empress Ana María of Mexico
. She was also a legal descendant, by adoption, of Maximilian I of Mexico
.
He inherited the Iturbide name and title of pretender following the death of his grandmother Princess Maria Josepha of Iturbide
in 1949 which was in accordance with her will and the wishes of her two daughters.
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On September 22, 1990 in Melbourne
, Australia
, he married Doña Maria Anna de Franceschi, who is descended from a line of Croatian and Venetian nobility. They have two children,
Götzen-Iturbide lives in Australia
.
Bistrita
Bistrița is the capital city of Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistriţa River. The city has a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants, and it administers six villages: Ghinda, Sărata, Sigmir, Slătiniţa, Unirea and Viişoara.-History:The earliest sign of...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
(then Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
), is the current head of the former Imperial House of Mexico, the House of Iturbide
House of Iturbide
The House of Iturbide is the former Imperial House of Mexico. It was founded by Agustín de Iturbide in 1822 when the newly independent Mexican congress confirmed his title of Agustín I, Constitutional Emperor of Mexico...
. As titles of nobility were abolished in Mexico, he holds no legally acknowledged Mexican title
Mexican nobility
Mexican nobility refers to the titled nobles and untitled gentry families of Mexico. Most of the descendants of these families still live in Mexico today, but some can be found in Europe and other countries....
.
Biography
He is the son of Count Maria Gustav von Götzen and María Gizella von Aschbrunn. His grandmother the Princess of Iturbide, María JosephaMaria Josepha Sophia de Iturbide
Maria Josepha Sophia de Itúrbide, Princess Imperial of Mexico was the head of the Imperial House of Mexico from 1925 to 1949.-Biography:...
, was the daughter of Prince Salvador de Iturbide y de Marzán
Salvador de Iturbide y de Marzán
Don Salvador, Prince of Iturbide, also named Salvador de Iturbide y Marzán . was the second adopted son of Maximilian I of Mexico.-Family:...
, and great-granddaughter of the Emperor Agustin I of Mexico
Agustín de Iturbide
Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Aramburu , also known as Augustine I of Mexico, was a Mexican army general who built a successful political and military coalition that was able to march into Mexico City on 27 September 1821, decisively ending the Mexican War of Independence...
, and his consort Empress Ana María of Mexico
Ana María de Huarte y Muñiz
Ana María Josefa Ramona de Huarte y Muñiz , was the consort of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide of Mexico. She was daughter of the nobleman Isidro Huarte, provincial intendant and descendant of the Marquis of Altamira....
. She was also a legal descendant, by adoption, of Maximilian I of Mexico
Maximilian I of Mexico
Maximilian I was the only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire.After a distinguished career in the Austrian Navy, he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on April 10, 1864, with the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican monarchists who sought to revive the Mexican monarchy...
.
He inherited the Iturbide name and title of pretender following the death of his grandmother Princess Maria Josepha of Iturbide
Maria Josepha Sophia de Iturbide
Maria Josepha Sophia de Itúrbide, Princess Imperial of Mexico was the head of the Imperial House of Mexico from 1925 to 1949.-Biography:...
in 1949 which was in accordance with her will and the wishes of her two daughters.
Family
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, he married Doña Maria Anna de Franceschi, who is descended from a line of Croatian and Venetian nobility. They have two children,
- Ferdinand Leopold Maximilian Gustav Salvatore, born in 1992.
- Emanuela Charlotte Maria Helena, born in 1998.
Götzen-Iturbide lives in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.