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A Lurid Grandeur: Maximilian and Carlota of Mexico
They were monarchs who led lives with the "lurid grandeur of a volcano."
He was a brother of the Emperor of Austria, obsessed with art, travel, and court etiquette. She was the daughter of a Belgian king, but longed for a crown of her own. Together Maximilian and Carlota were the quintessential nineteenth century power couple--young, connected, and convinced they were destined to rule a tropical paradise.
It was a vision made real by intrigue, high finance, and public relations; a vision which would lure them to death and madness in a country they never really understood.
A Lurid Grandeur tells the story of the man and woman at the helm of the strange and tragic venture known as the Mexican Empire.
He was a brother of the Emperor of Austria, obsessed with art, travel, and court etiquette. She was the daughter of a Belgian king, but longed for a crown of her own. Together Maximilian and Carlota were the quintessential nineteenth century power couple--young, connected, and convinced they were destined to rule a tropical paradise.
It was a vision made real by intrigue, high finance, and public relations; a vision which would lure them to death and madness in a country they never really understood.
A Lurid Grandeur tells the story of the man and woman at the helm of the strange and tragic venture known as the Mexican Empire.
404 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 8, 2016
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March 10, 2023
La tragedia de Maximiliano y Carlota, emperadores de México entre 1864 y 1867. Aunque la historia es atrapante de por sí, creo que a esta biografía (¿dibiografía? ¿se puede decir así?) le falta algo de contundencia.
June 20, 2017
An exceptionally well written history. Very enjoyable.
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