Charlotte of Belgium
Empress of Mexico from 1864 to 1867
- Born
- 1840
Charlotte of Belgium, known by the Spanish version of her name, Carlota, was by birth a princess of Belgium and member of the House of Wettin in the branch of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. As the wife of Archduke Maximilian of Austria, Viceroy of Lombardy–Venetia and later Emperor of Mexico, she became Archduchess of Austria and Empress of Mexico. She was the daughter, granddaughter, sister, sister-in-law, cousin and wife of reigning or deposed sovereigns throughout Europe and Mexico.