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dc.contributor.advisorRapport, Michael-
dc.contributor.authorSchwenk, Tina-
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-18T15:15:08Z-
dc.date.available2011-10-18T15:15:08Z-
dc.date.issued2010-10-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/3433-
dc.description.abstractThe life and fate of Maximilian I, the last emperor of Mexico, has attracted a substantial amount of research since his death in 1867. However, these works either only deal with the last few years of Maximilian’s life, from his candidature for the Mexican throne to his death at the hands of the Mexican liberals, or with other aspects of his life such as his time as governor of Lombardy-Venetia. Thus the main aim of this thesis is to offer a biography of Maximilian, which will not only look at Maximilian’s reign as emperor of Mexico but will also examine the Habsburg aspect of the story. It is thus necessary to look at the extent to which his Habsburg upbringing, his education and his experiences as governor of Lombardy-Venetia shaped his idea of kingship; how his travels and his time in Italy conditioned him to regard the “other” in a certain imperial way; and how all these essentially Habsburg experiences and ideas played a part in his failure and demise in Mexico. This thesis will thus aim to give a rounded picture the life and death of Maximilian I by examining his upbringing, his education, and his experiences in the navy and in Lombardy-Venetia. For without an understanding of these it is impossible to fully comprehend Maximilian’s actions in Mexico.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherUniversity of Stirlingen_GB
dc.subjectMaximilianen_GB
dc.subjectMexicoen_GB
dc.subjectHabsburgen_GB
dc.subjectLombardy-Venetiaen_GB
dc.subject.lcshMaxilimian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867 Biographyen_GB
dc.subject.lcshMaximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867 Familyen_GB
dc.subject.lcshMaximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867 Childhood and youthen_GB
dc.subject.lcshMexico History European intervention, 1861-1867en_GB
dc.titleMaximilian I - A Habsburg on Montezuma's Throneen_GB
dc.typeThesis or Dissertationen_GB
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_GB
dc.type.qualificationnameDoctor of Philosophyen_GB
dc.author.emailTina.Schwenk@gmx.neten_GB
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