Charlotte of Belgium

Charlotte of Belgium, also known by the Spanish version of her name, Carlota of Mexico, was by birth a Belgian princess and a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. As the wife of Maximilian of Austria, she became an Archduchess of Austria by marriage and Empress of Mexico from 1864. She was the daughter, granddaughter, sister, sister-in-law, cousin and wife of numerous reigning or deposed sovereigns throughout Europe and Mexico.