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As full of drama as any opera, The Empress of Farewells tells the story of Charlotte, daughter of King Leopold I of Belgium. Dazzlingly beautiful and gravely intelligent, she fell in love with Archduke Maximilian of Austria, brother of Habsburg emperor Franz Josef. After their marriage they became viceroys of Lombardy-Venetia — until Italian unification left them without a future. Meanwhile, Mexico's reformist president Benito Juarez had alienated Europe's rulers by suspending repayment of Mexico's debts. Napoleon III, with England and Spain's help, invaded Mexico to set up an empire, naming Maximilian emperor. In Rome to plead for aid from the pope, Charlotte suddenly went mad, while Maximilian was apprehended by Juarez and executed before a firing squad. Charlotte's life was part romance, part adventure, part mystery. What was her real relationship with Maximilian, and what explains this ambitious woman's sudden breakdown? Why did his family imprison her, after his death, in his fortress castle of Miramar? And what became of her immense fortune? Drawing on previously unpublished documents from the royal families' archives, Prince Michael of Greece answers some of these questions

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Author

Prince of Greece Michael, Prince Michael of Greece, Michel Prince of Greece

Publisher

Atlantic Monthly Press; Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780871138361

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Memoir, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.78 / 5 (69 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14