(The Last Emperor of Mexico)

Content: 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.

Countries:

France,

Germany,

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary,

History

Runtime:

45 minutes

Year:

2014

Directors:

Franz Leopold Schmelzer

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Production companies:

ZDF,

ARTE,

The Smithsonian Network

Actors:

Narrator

Crews:

Director