Imperial Crown of Mexico
| Imperial Crown of Mexico | |
|---|---|
 Replica of the Imperial Crown of Mexico | |
| Heraldic depictions | |
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| Details | |
| Country | Second Mexican Empire (1864-1867) |
| Made | 1864 |
| Destroyed | c. 1867 |
| Cap | Red velvet |
The Imperial Crown of Mexico was the crown created for the Emperor of Mexico on two separate occasions.
First Mexican Empire
The crown of the First Mexican Empire was made for Emperor Agustín I in 1822, and it can be seen in many of his portraits.[1][2][3] However, its history is not entirely known.
Second Mexican Empire
The second Imperial Crown of Mexico, created during the Second Mexican Empire for Emperor Maximilian I (his consort was Charlotte of Belgium, known as Empress Carlota), who reigned from 1864 to 1867, is better documented. The original crown was destroyed during the ensuing fighting and victory of the Mexican republic, but replicas remain on display.
The Imperial Crown of Mexico during Maximilian's reign was modeled on the crowns of France and Austria. The crown of Maximilian's ancestor, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, had two arches which crossed over the top of the miter.[4] It is this unique form which appears to have been the model.
However, since Napoleon III was the main power behind the Second Mexican Empire, and as an extension of the Second French Empire, the Mexican crown also used the half-arches and eagles on the circlet on the front, back and sides from the crown of Napoleon III. The Imperial Crown of Mexico also shares many similarities with the Crown of Empress Eugenie,[5] Napoleon III's consort.
Emperor Maximilian I with the crown of the Second Mexican Empire.- Replica of the Imperial Crown of Mexico.
Statue of Benito Juárez made in 1894 at Paseo Juárez "El Llano" in the historic centre of Oaxaca. Juárez holds a Mexican flag with one hand and points with the other to the Imperial Crown of Mexico below, representing the defeat of the Second Mexican Empire.
References
- ↑ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Iturbide_Emperador_by_Josephus_Arias_Huerta.jpg
- ↑ http://www.mexicovacationtravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/emperor_agustin_i1.jpg
- ↑ http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pzICWg_Xk24/ShaUQZOudQI/AAAAAAAACrw/T3hf9rqDYsg/s400/402px-Agustin_de_Iturbide.jpg
- ↑ http://www.uibk.ac.at/aia/bilder/Duca/duca_01.jpg
- ↑ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2199/2035681435_cb15b2d5a6.jpg
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050305022633/http://www.casaimperial.org/
- C.M. Mayo's blog for researchers of Mexico's Second Empire, a period also known as the French Intervention
- Library of Congress lecture (podcast) by C.M. Mayo about research in the Emperor Iturbide and Iturbide Family archives, July 2009